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> [Now everyone's main objective of taking photographs is to have a photograph for Twitter or Facebook. I find that troubling. If you have an opportunity to meet the Dalai Lama, don't work out your camera or iPhone issues. Sit and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/now-everyone-s-main-objective-of-taking-photographs-is-to-have-a/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

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## More by Xaviera Simmons

> [My studio works in cycles. I am consistent with all of the practices, but I give attention to one part for a certain amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/my-studio-works-in-cycles-i-am-consistent-with-all-of-the-practices/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

> [Now everyone's main objective of taking photographs is to have a photograph for Twitter or Facebook. I find that troubling. If you have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/now-everyone-s-main-objective-of-taking-photographs-is-to-have-a/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

> [Everything I make is with intention. I'm not very haphazard with my artist work, although I wish I was sometimes. I'm very conscious of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/everything-i-make-is-with-intention-i-m-not-very-haphazard-with-my/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

> [I'm a big researcher. I love libraries and archives and I have a huge National Geographiccollection. I have a good amount of books and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/i-m-a-big-researcher-i-love-libraries-and-archives-and-i-have-a-huge/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

> [During my performances, I don't like folks to take pictures because I feel that we live in a very photographic time. Photography was invented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/during-my-performances-i-don-t-like-folks-to-take-pictures-because-i/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

> [I'm a really optimistic, positive person, but I've been heartbroken on a social and political level, heartbroken on a personal level and anywhere in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xaviera-simmons/i-m-a-really-optimistic-positive-person-but-i-ve-been-heartbroken-on/)

[Xaviera Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xaviera-simmons/)

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