"I didnt know photography would take me to the places that it has taken me"

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Carrie Mae Weems

#Photography Quotes #Taken Quotes

“Only by awakening can you know the true meaning of that word.”
“...60 advocates of unorthodox therapies whose credentials are given in the ACS book (above).(:) Of these 60, thirty-nine or almost two-thirds, hold...medical degrees from such universities as Harvard, Illinois, Northwestern, Yale, Dublin, Oxford, or Toronto. Two are osteopaths. 3...also hold...(PhD's)....scientific....reputable....8 others received PhD's in such fields as chemistry, physiology, bacteriology, parasitology, or medical physics, from...Yale, Johns Hopkins, UC Berkeley, Columbia, and NYU. Thus over 75%...are medical doctors or doctors of philosophy in scientific areas.”
“It is because I dove into the abyss that I am beginning to love the abyss I am made of.”

Source : Clarice Lispector (1988). “The Passion According to G.H.”, p.139, U of Minnesota Press
“Magnanimous people have no vanity, they have no jealousy, and they feed on the true and the solid wherever they find it. And, what is more, they find it everywhere.”

Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1941). “Opinions of Oliver Allston”, New York, Dutton
“When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.”
“When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.”
“Everyone has a secret. Right? Of course I have a secret. I think maybe you too?”

Source : Interview with TalkAsia, November 2007.
“I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry.”

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