Portrait Quotes

291 quotes by 233 authors

I love signing autographs! Sometimes, when people ask me for one, I keep the photo for myself and frame it. It's a Win-Win situation really;… — Zach Braff
When you leave them in the morning, they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait until you turn the… — Erma Bombeck
A child is born on that day, and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual Karma. His horoscope… — Sri Yukteswar Giri
Jarecki's 'Reagan' is a compellingly watchable and appropriately conflicted portrait...artfully nuanced and intellectually curious. — Hank Stuever
The Country Doctor Revisited is a fine achievement. Purporting to be an overview of the practice of medicine in rural areas, it is a splendid… — Richard Selzer
A family portrait is only complete with love to fill it's frame. — Wes Fesler
I used to try to draw my girlfriends. I think one of the most romantic things that anybody can do is draw a portrait of… — Nick Carter
An important documentary that sheds light on one of the most terrifying realities in the U.S. todayâ€”the commercial sexual exploitation of young girls. TRICKED is… — Rachel Lloyd
An up-close portrait of middle-class Nigeria exploring the boundaries of morals and public decorum. Pitched between humor and despair, with stripped-down, evocative prose, A Bit… — Nii Parkes
The Shriver Report presents an accurate and detailed portrait of American women and families at this transformational moment in our history. — Maria Shriver
What a business is this of a portrait painter! You bring him a potato and expect he will paint you a peach. — Gilbert Stuart
A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty is a beautifully written portrait of Eudora Welty and her amazing life. Carolyn J. Brown carries the… — William R. Ferris
Itâ€™s not easy to find old-school journalism in true crime â€¦ yet with Lethal Intent, author Sue Russell proves how integrity, tenacity, brutal truth and… — M. William Phelps
Cristina Eisenberg weaves her observations as a scientist and her personal experiences afield into a resonant account about the web of life that links humans… — Brenda Peterson
So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right… — Imogen Cunningham
It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer… — Paul Strand
Sometimes small incidents, rather than glorious exploits, give us the best evidence of character. So, as portrait painters are more exact in doing the face,… — Plutarch
Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future. — Erwin McManus
Every image is in some way a â€œportrait,â€ not in the way that it would reproduce the traits of a person, but in that it… — Sally Mann
Donâ€™t try to capture a man in one synthetic portrait, but rather in lots of snapshots taken at different times and in different circumstances. — Alexander Rodchenko

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