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The use of the term art medium is, to say the least, misleading, for it is the artist that creates a work of art not… — Edward Steichen
Even though fixed in time, a photograph evokes as much feeling as that which comes from music or dance. Whatever the mode - from the… — Ralph Gibson
Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms. — Gloria Steinem
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term-meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail… — Ansel Adams
Let us first say what photography is not. A photograph is not a painting, a poem, a symphony, a dance. It is not just a… — Berenice Abbott
The business of making a photograph may be said in simple terms to consist of three elements: the objective world (whose permanent condition is change… — Aaron Siskind
Producing a photographic document involves preparation in excess. There is first the examination of the idea of the project. Then the visits to the scene,… — Aaron Siskind
I don't know whether we think in moving images or whether we think in still images. I have a suspicion that on our hard drive,… — Jon Snow
In terms of the Richter scale this defeat was a force 8 gale. — John Lyall
I now measure my growth as a photographer in terms of the degrees to which I am aware of, have developed my sense of, and… — Wynn Bullock
The term accessories has come to include a host of photographic gadgets of questionable value... — Ansel Adams
As long as we insist on relating to it strictly on our own terms-as strange to us or subject to us-the wilderness is alien, threatening,… — Wendell Berry
As long as we insist on relating to it strictly on our own terms-as strange to us or subject to us-the wilderness is alien, threatening,… — Wendell Berry
Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers,… — Mahatma Gandhi
Human society is a ceaseless growth, and unfoldment in terms of spirituality. — Mahatma Gandhi
Obscenity is not a quality inherent in a book or picture, but is solely and exclusively a contribution of the reading mind, and hence cannot… — Theodore Schroeder
Is this money well spent? This is taxpayer money, it is going to be adding to the deficit short term and if we can't justify… — Barack Obama
Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes, that means that… — Barack Obama
Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding. — Stephen Covey
Terrorism drives out all normal human activity before it, defining life in its own sick terms, if it can. So, a baseball game on a… — Thomas Boswell

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