"Reality offers us such wealth that we must……" — Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Reality offers us such wealth that we must cut some of it out on the spot, simplify. The question is, do we always cut out what we should?"
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98 Quotes by Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson has 98 quotes on this site.
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To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
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To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself…
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment…
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Photography is an immediate reaction, drawing is a meditation.
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The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality.
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Think about the photo before and after, never during. The secret is to take your time. You mustn't go too…
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Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which…
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The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level…
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Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that…
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In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv.
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The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin…
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Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not…
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More Always Cut Quotes
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Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.
— Unknown Author
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My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'
— Robert A. Heinlein
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So what if you end up buying a size 6 instead of a 4? You can always cut out the…
— Victoria Beckham
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Sometimes we adopt certain beliefs when we're children and use them automatically when we become adults, without ever checking them…
— Charlotte Sophia Kasl
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Always cut the cards...and smile when you lose.
— Robert A. Heinlein
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If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out
— George Orwell
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I am an independent film-maker first and foremost. I have always cut my own cloth.
— Mira Nair
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I've been married for 46 years, and I live in a nice house, my grass is always cut, I pay…
— Christopher Walken
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Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use…
— George Orwell
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Always trust your fellow man. And always cut the cards. Always trust God. And always build your house on high…
— Robert Fulghum
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For everything in this journey of life we are on, there is a right wing and a left wing: for…
— Angel Marie
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You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it.
— Michael Shanks
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