Taking Quotes

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I try to photograph people's spirits and thoughts. As to the soul-taking by the photographer, I don't feel I take away, but rather that the… — Yousuf Karsh
I think self-portraits are very difficult. I’ve always seen mine as straightforward, very stripped down, hair pulled back. No shirt. Whatever light happened to be… — Annie Leibovitz
I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone. — Annie Leibovitz
I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the… — Ray Bradbury
The problem of what to wear while lolling about the house on a Sunday afternoon is becoming more and more acute as the fashions in… — Robert Benchley
A quote that I like very much comes close to explaining my attitude about taking photographs. ‘Chinese poetry rarely trespasses beyond the bounds of actuality… — Stephen Shore
I wanted to make pictures that felt natural, that felt like seeing, that didn’t feel like taking something in the world and making a piece… — Stephen Shore
Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each… — Viktor E. Frankl
If I look back after 10 weeks and say I really want to stay then maybe I can make that happen. If I say OK… — Landon Donovan
The President of the United States will be taking a trip over to India that is expected to cost the taxpayers $200 million a day. — Michele Bachmann
The allegations of me being a pedophile are spurious, at best. However I will admit that taking my knickers off in the park and having… — Thom Yorke
Don't listen to those who say, you taking too big a chance. Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed… — Neil Simon
I'm not interested in 'abstracting' or taking things out or reducing painting to design, form, line, and color. I paint this way because I can… — Willem de Kooning
Sculpture is made by taking away, while painting is made by adding. — Michelangelo
But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability.… — Condoleezza Rice
I think the Mother is gradually revealing itself to me and taking over. But it is not the Mother alone. It is the Mother and… — Venerable Bede
And it will always happen that he who is not your friend will request your neutrality and he who is your friend will ask you… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The State cannot get a cent for any man without taking it from some other man, and this latter must be a man who has… — William Graham Sumner
No activity that society thinks immoral is victimless. Knowledge that an activity is taking place is a harm to those who find it profoundly immoral. — Robert Bork
If you don’t have a plan, you will fail, and you can quote me.” You need a definite plan, it should be written down, and it… — Napoleon Hill
I've been thinking a lot lately about taking chances, and how it's really just about overcoming your fears. Because the truth is, everytime you take… — Dr. John
I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time.… — Burt Bacharach
When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful… — Abdul Kalam
The weapon of suicide bombing is so desperate that you aren't even left with the possibility of taking revenge or punishing anyone; the terrorist is… — A B Yehoshua
I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It comes partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking… — Ian Fleming

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