Showing 10 of 6504 quotes
I have no very sophisticated understanding of literary forms. Short stories are shorter than novels, and poems are typically shorter than either, though not always. ”
Though I have no real understanding of the mechanics of football, and can only nod along helplessly at complex post-match analyses, I do enjoy watching people who are enormously good at something doing that thing very well. ”
Maintaining the dignity of my subjects has grown to be, over the years, an imperative in my work, both in the taking of the pictures and in their presentation. ”
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave. ”
America has a strange relationship with its racial memory. Death has always been a constant companion of black people. ”
No matter how happy and peaceful you can be at a certain time, you always have this - at least, I do - paranoia or catastrophic thought that even now that I have all this peace and quiet, what's the next challenge? What's coming next? On a very human level, I think most people can identify with that. ”
I love Victorian novels, the way they capture the nuances of the human condition. ”
I never viewed technology as a replacement for the human experience. I viewed it as something that could liberate the human experience. ”
I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate who was able to transcend ethnic and racial lines. ”
You get a lot of stick in this job, and I don't mean political opposition that is part of your job but real abuse. And unfortunately, if you are from an ethnic minority, that may include racial or religious abuse. ”