"My images were surreal simply in the sense……" — Brassai
"My images were surreal simply in the sense that my vision brought out the fantastic dimension of reality. My only aim was to express reality, for there is nothing more surreal than reality itself. If reality fails to fill us with wonder, it is because we have fallen into the habit of seeing it as ordinary."
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14 Quotes by Brassai
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In the absence of a subject with which you are passionately involved, and without the excitement that drives you to…
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I don't invent anything. I imagine everything... most of the time, I have drawn my images from the daily life…
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After twenty years you can begin to be sure of what camera will do.
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The purpose of art is to raise people to a higher level of awareness than they would otherwise attain on…
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The precise instant of creation is when you choose the subject. (meaning that the essential thing occurs at the moment…
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André Kertész has two qualities that are essential for a great photographer: an insatiable curiosity about the world, about people, and…
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Photography in our time leaves us with a grave responsibility. While we are playing in our studios with broken flowerpots,…
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Only powerfully conceived images have the ability to penetrate the memory, to stay there, in short to become unforgettable.
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A poor photographer meets chance one out of a hundred times and a good photographer meets chance all the time.
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To me photography must suggest, not insist or explain.
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The wall, safe haven for what is forbidden, gives a voice to all those who would, without it, be condemned…
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If you take your inspiration from nature, you don't invent anything, because what you want to do is to interpret…
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
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— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
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