Saul Leiter Quotes

Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.

Saul Leiter

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 3, 1923 - November 26, 2013

Topics

GreatWorldThinkPrivilegeReact

Because we only feed in the United States less than 1 per cent of the meals, most of them are eaten elsewhere. Most meals are eaten at home. So to make McDonald's the target is not going to solve the problem.

Jim Cantalupo

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Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.

Jesse Ventura

PatriotismTideGoAfraidDemocrats

Being a unique superpower undermines the military intelligence of strategy. To think strategically, one has to imagine oneself in the enemy's place. If one cannot do this, it is impossible to foresee, to take by surprise, to outflank. Misinterpreting an enemy can lead to defeat. This is how empires fall.

John Berger

IntelligenceImpossibleThinkUnique

Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself.

Maxwell Maltz

LifeYourselfImportantSellYour

We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.

John M. Ford

LostChallenged

Man never had an idea - man will never have an idea, except those supplied to him by his surroundings. Every idea in the world that man has came to him by nature.

Robert Green Ingersoll

NatureManWorldWillNeverHim

I like the way remixes sound. Some of them are really creative.

Ann Wilson

CreativeWaySoundLikeSomeReally

I was very excited to do 'The Witches.' It was with one of my favorite directors, Nick Roeg, and I loved his work from 'Don't Look Now' and 'Eureka.' So I was very excited to work with him. The story was a very subversive fairy tale by Roald Dahl, and a fantastic part.

Anjelica Huston

WorkStoryLovedFairy TaleLook

I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life.

Amy Tan

LifeThoughtMy LifeAlienJazzUp

When you're playing somebody who's going through a lot - frustration and hardship - you're just purging all your emotions, and it feels really good to do that.

Amanda Seyfried

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I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

LoveLearningBusinessBestSchool

Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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