Important Quotes

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For what is important when we give children a theorem to use is not that they should memorize it. What matters most is that by… — Seymour Papert
The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields… — Albert Einstein
It seems that the most important thing about Reagan was his anti-Communism and his reputation as a hawk who saw the Soviet Union as an… — Mikhail Gorbachev
Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important. — Pope John Paul II
I think that emotional content is an image's most important element, regardless of the photographic technique. Much of the work I see these days lacks… — Anne Geddes
What's really important is to simplify. The work of most photographers would be improved immensely if they could do one thing: get rid of the… — William Albert Allard
I believe it is important to go on insisting that normality is not what we are exposed to. Honestly, among my acquaintances there is no… — Kate Winslet
It's more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera — Sebastiao Salgado
I just think it's important to be direct and honest with people about why you're photographing them and what you're doing. After all, you are… — Mary Ellen Mark
The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the endgame a very… — Jose Raul Capablanca
During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture. If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment." — John Loengard
I want to figure out how I can make the most important statement with the least amount of information, so I don't run out of… — Larry Carlton
Making pictures is a very simple act. There is no great secret in photography...schools are a bunch of crap. You just need practice and application… — Elliott Erwitt
The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world… — Margaret Bourke-White
And that desire-the strong desire to take pictures-is important. It borders on a need, based on a habit: the habit of seeing. Whether working or… — Sam Abell
You have a lifetime to learn technique. But I can teach you what is more important than technique, how to see; learn that and all… — Garry Winogrand
We pass the billboard and I console myself in two ways. First, I know that most photographs taken are a gamble at best. Second and… — Unknown Author
But I did not always know just what it was I wanted to photograph. I believe it is important for a photographer to discover this,… — Bill Brandt
It is just as important to bring people the evidence of the beauty of the world of nature and of man as it is to… — Ansel Adams

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