Imogen Cunningham Quotes

I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.

Imogen Cunningham

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I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example and live my life and have people say, 'You know what, I want to live like Joel has. He's got peace and joy, and he seems content.'

Joel Osteen

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I think it's natural for people to see a band and imagine themselves as part of that. That's what I grew up fantasizing about, looking at posters of bands on my wall. There is an allure to a band.

Matthew Ramsey

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I had just been in some repressive situations - the black middle-class college scene and the crazy United States Air Force - and so I just felt like getting out of that. I thought, now, that I wanted to be a writer. I had something that I wanted to do, that I was interested in doing, so I wanted to pursue that.

Amiri Baraka

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The Afghans are probably the world champions in resisting foreign domination and infiltration into their country.

Stephen Kinzer

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What I got, unconsciously, from admiring Fred Astaire was that he didn't want what he was doing to look difficult. What was difficult, in my opinion, was making it look so genuine, so effortless. I equally have tried to remain unseen on the screen.

Stanley Donen

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Sometimes, when we play against weaker teams, everyone says, 'Oh, you won because you played weaker teams.'

Luka Modric

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During college, in Los Angeles, I interned all over Hollywood. Development roles appealed to me; they were a perfect blend of business and creativity.

Julia Hartz

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When I decided to do 'The Celebrity Apprentice,' there was absolutely no question that I would play the game for GMHC.

Lisa Lampanelli

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The people who feel the most strongly about something will turn on you the most vociferously if they feel you've let them down.

Joss Whedon

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I meditate, which I really like. Just 20 minutes twice a day and that really helps.

Jordana Brewster

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On 'Bar Rescue,' failure is not an option. I have to try to turn the business around.

Jon Taffer

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As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

Colm Meaney

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