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The... arguments against photography ever being considered a fine art are: the element of chance which enters in, finding things ready-made for a machine to… — Edward Weston
Light is my inspiration, my paint and brush. It is as vital as the model herself. Profoundly significant, it caresses the essential superlative curves and… — Ruth Bernhard
The central act of photography, the act of choosing and eliminating, forces a concentration on the picture edge - the line that separates in from… — John Szarkowski
There's such a fine line between defeat and losing. — Gary Newbon
The provisions of the Constitution are not mathematical formulas having their essence in their form; they are organic, living institutions transplanted from English soil. Their… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The teacher's role in discussion is to keep it going along fruitful lines - be moderating, guiding, correcting and arguing like one more students. — Mortimer Adler
Nature proceeds little by little from things lifeless to animal life in such a way that it is impossible to determine the exact line ure… — Thomas Browne
Children all over the world consort quite naturally with animals. They don't see any dividing line. That is something they have to be taught, just… — J M Coetzee
To me the drawn language is a very revealing language: one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect. — Eero Saarinen
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. — Richard Reti
...the geometrician teaches me how to work out the size of my estates rather than how to work out how much a man needs in… — Seneca the Younger
Every woman who vacates a place in the teachers' ranks and enters an unusual line of work, does two excellent things: she makes room for… — Frances E. Willard
In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even… — Mario Andretti
Private and public life are subject to the same rules-truth and manliness are two qualities that will carry you through this world much better than… — Robert E. Lee
I do not exclude this, but I would like to draw your attention to one absolutely key aspect: In line with international law, only the… — Vladimir Putin
When you think about it, there is really a fine line between being a proctologist and just being a perverted ass-freak. And according to the… — Brad Wilkerson
I really had to act; 'cause I didn't have any lines. — Marilyn Chambers
I bet that the best thing about being a hermaphrodite is that you always get to use the bathroom with the shortest line. — Brad Wilkerson
Progress has not followed a straight ascending line, but a spiral with rhythms of progress and retrogression, of evolution and dissolution. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
They... threw themselves into the interests of the rest, but each plowed his or her own furrow. Their thoughts, their little passions and hopes and… — Rose Macaulay

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