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It should be the aim of every photographer to make a single exposure that shows everything about the subject. I have been told that my… — Yousuf Karsh
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination. — John Hume
I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least… — Angela Merkel
I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the… — Viktor E. Frankl
Indeed men too often take upon themselves in the prosecution of their revenge to set the example of doing away with those general laws to… — Thucydides
For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been, and may… — John F. Kennedy
Based on the considerations of history, ancient history, and international axioms, the logic of following up a citizen with his shadow for the purpose of… — Saddam Hussein
In our own time it has been seen... that simple children, roughly brought up in the wilderness, have begun to draw by themselves, impelled by… — Giorgio Vasari
I repeat Sturgeon's Revelation, which was wrung out of me after twenty years of wearying defense of science fiction against attacks of people who used… — Theodore Sturgeon
To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: 9 to 3, five days a week, two months' summer vacation with pay, all… — Bel Kaufman
For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control. — Boris Spassky
When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as… — Lars von Trier
Only in imaginary experience (in the folk tale, for example), which neutralizes the sense of social realities, does the social world take the form of… — Pierre Bourdieu
You cannot cheat with the law of conservation of violence: all violence is paid for, and for example, the structural violence exerted by the financial… — Pierre Bourdieu
I've dealt with numbers all my life, of course, and after a while you begin to feel that each number has a personality of its… — Paul Auster
The very best [infographics] engender and facilitate an insight by visual means â€” allow us to grasp some relationship quickly and easily that otherwise would… — David Byrne
What you do not use yourself, do not give to others. For example: advice. — Sri Chinmoy
We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a… — Jim Leyland
History, like beauty, depends largely on the beholder, so when you read that, for example, David Livingstone discovered the Victoria Falls, you might be forgiven… — Desmond Tutu
Using trees as a symbol of peace is in keeping with a widespread African tradition. For example, the elders of the Kikuyu carried a staff… — Wangari Maathai

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