Gordon Parks Quotes

And I think that after nearly 85 years upon this planet that I have a right after working so hard at showing the desolation and the poverty, to show something beautiful for somebody as well.

Gordon Parks

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BeautifulThinkPovertyHardRight

Fashion is fun, but it's not that important, really, is it? It's important to have other intellectual and creative interests.

Jerry Hall

CreativeFunFashionImportantOther

Sometimes, you have to make the choice to forgive 10 times a day when you have these pockets of anger come up. That's a lot of work, but to me it's worthwhile.

Amanda Lindhout

WorkDayAngerMeYouChoice

In Spain, you get seven clear chances a game to receive the ball and shoot. In Italy, you get very few clear balls, and you have to fight everyone to score; that makes you improve and develop.

Alvaro Morata

FightGameYouBallsImproveShoot

About 50 percent of the songs on the radio are like, 'Live like tomorrow doesn't exist. Like it's my birthday. Like it's the last day of my life'... Such a large percentage of pop music is really about party time.

Sia

LifeBirthdayLiveMusicTimeDay

I became an American in 2006. It got me thinking about what is my America and what's my perception of America.

Tracey Ullman

MePerceptionThinkingAmericanGot

There's this whole thing of being two people. You are the person you want to be - the writer - and then there's this weird other life of going on tour and talking about the writing. And that really is weird.

Michelle Paver

LifePeopleWritingWeirdTalking

I think things get a lot better after high school. I think the ones that struggle during that time tend to have better experiences after.

Molly Shannon

TimeStruggleSchoolThinkBetter

Probably fishing is my first passion.

Luke Bryan

PassionFishingFirst

What happened on September 11 compels us to focus on who we are as Americans, what we stand for, what really matters in our lives - family, friends, faith and freedom.

Bob Taft

FamilyFaithFreedomFocusStandUs

Boxing is made for film - there is corruption, violence, tragedy and the chance that the underdog can catch the champion with one lucky punch.

Asif Kapadia

ChampionChanceUnderdogCorruption

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.

Philip Guedalla

WorkSimpleThreeOldAlwaysHenry

I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine.

Lily Cole

LoveMoreAlwaysUsedBecauseLike

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