It always surprises me how much my followers appreciate how candid my photos are - they may not have a particularly unique subject, but it's more about the light you shed on the subject than the subject itself.
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Related I don't know how much better newer editions are than the old editions, but I guess it depends on the... RORY SCHMIDT The more i dwell on a subject, any subject, the more i get to know about it SOTONYE ANGA It's not a very popular subject amongst my audience, who are by nature more internationalist, bu... BILLY BRAGG It does the thing that all great non-fiction needs to do — makes a subject interesting because of ... CORY DOCTOROW You understand how much you know about a subject the moment you give explanations to someone who doe... LUIGINA SGARRO The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to... WILLIAM JAMES What do you mean you are intercepting the wrong subject? How often does it occur? How long does it g... JAMES DEMPSEY 'Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings... LEROY NEIMAN The subject of bisexuality really needs much more discussion. It's a status that does exist. CLIVE DAVIS It's more relaxing to draw a subject than to tell you about it. DONALD LONG I never had to choose a subject - my subject rather chose me. ERNEST HEMINGWAY You cannot end a theology class without hearing these recurrent words "maybe", "it seems to me", "pe... BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA My least favorite subject? Uh... I didn't have a least favorite subject because, I mean, high sc... NATE ROBINSON The philosophical I is not the man, not the human body or the human soul of which psychology treats,... LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic. WILLIAM DRUMMOND I've often used the extremes in my work to comment on the mainstream. I think that sometimes a s... LAUREN GREENFIELD We have far more options for black Americans to tell stories outside of slavery, but whenever it com... ALDIS HODGE I often think about how my sons will come to know about September 11th. Something overheard? A newsp... JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER No matter how beautiful the paper, artwork, printing, and binding, I'm seldom drawn to a book un... MICHAEL DIRDA I write literary biographies, so above all, I have to love the subject's books. But choosing a s... BLAKE BAILEY The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer. GORDON PARKS Everyone's favorite subject is the self. People will only share their favorite subject with you if t... TERENCE T. GORSKI On the subject of emigration, it is not my intention to dwell at any length. CHARLES STURT My father was the kind of guy who'd always say 'Throw out any subject and I got a joke on it... CAROL LEIFER I'm not freakishly short. I had, on my show, used shortness as a joke subject; it didn't rea... DICK CAVETT My dear friend, if you read the Bible so well but have not studied the subject of aeronautics, you c... SUNDAY ADELAJA My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject. YUSUF HAMIED I am sticking as closely to my subject as I can; for my subject is precisely this, that it is the ma... HENRIK IBSEN Photographers tend not to photograph what they can’t see, which is the very reason one should try ... DUANE MICHALS You don't say to a university professor who is immersed in a particular subject that they should... MAGNUS MAGNUSSON A person's greatest set of traits may mainly reflect upon their greatest interests in the subject; t... BRANDON SEEDORFF With a face like mine, I'm never going to play a character who conquers the universe, I'm go... EDDIE MARSAN Kids are always going to be around people who break world records and that. It's how you deal wi... ADAM PEATY I've always written about maternal ambivalence. It's the subject that consumes me. AYELET WALDMAN I don't have stylistic loyalty. That's why people perceive me changing all the time. But the... DAVID BOWIE Subject matter that is not bound to reality offers more opportunity to write a unique story and cine... RICHARD KING There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about. BRAD GILBERT One of my beliefs about leadership is it's not how many followers you have, but how many people ... ROBERT KRAFT Anyone reading contemporary poetry - especially contemporary African-American poetry - will quickly ... TERRANCE HAYES Everything is a subject. Every subject has a rhythm. To feel it is the raison d'être. The photograp... ANDRE KERTESZ Everything is a subject. Every subject has a rhythm. To feel it is the raison d'être. The photograp... ANDRE KERTESZ I have been insane on the subject of moneymaking all my life. CORNELIUS VANDERBILT My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter. HARRISON BIRTWISTLE A professor who teaches what I do for a living, which is insurance law, they don't know more about t... DAVID GOODWIN My favourite sites are all about web accessiblity, like Jakob Nielsen's site, but I'm afraid... GEOFF RYMAN Love or not, I wouldn't subject a wife to the road. It's punishment. BILLY STRAYHORN I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics. MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE This is a topic that has been covered a lot in the press over the last 3 or 4 years. But past report... BILL ALBERT If it is properly done, the 'as told to' autobiography represents how the subject wants his ... ALBERT MURRAY The style of the decoration is unique, not so much from an artistic point of view, but for the subje... PAVLOS FLOURENTZOS In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all... CHARLES T. MUNGER Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. ... KARL BARTH Robert Crumb is an influence on how I draw, but not on the subject matter I take or my approach. One... JOE SACCO I like historical pieces. History was my favorite subject in school, it was the only subject I excel... CARY ELWES Poetry should be great and unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one's soul, and does not start... JOHN KEATS For starters, let's dispense with the cheap jokes about cannibalism. That means cracks about giv... MITCHELL ZUCKOFF On the rare occasions when my family talked about business, the subject was Kansas City's Boss P... CAROL LOOMIS The death of my daughter is a subject I talk about briefly because there is nothing more tragic. BEN VEREEN We reproach people for talking about themselves; but it is the subject they treat best. ANATOLE FRANCE We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best ANATOLE FRANCE The less you know about a subject, the longer it takes you to explain it. SOURCE UNKNOWN I know for me the subject of how to be in a relationship is precious and complicated and challenging... HELEN HUNT I know for me the subject of how to be in a relationship is precious and complicated and challenging... HELEN HUNT Just when you think you're almost out of the woods, Wall Street has a way of changing the subject. T... ALEC YOUNG I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better. FRIDA KAHLO Anna Deavere Smith's new one-woman show bills itself as being about health care, but the truth i... TERRY TEACHOUT I tend to arrive in the rehearsal process with very strongly developed ideas about what I want to do... TREVOR NUNN Sexual Abuse is a subject most people do not like to talk about. However there is a great need to di... DEBRA ROBERTS And I could never run out of my subject matter - I only exercise my rhymes in times when the subject... DEDRICK D. L. PITTER When you act, you've got to be like a poet or a musician. It's not about evidence before cou... RHYS IFANS I have always had a keen interest in defence and military history and read more on this subject than... BOB AINSWORTH If you think about work, it's just this endlessly fascinating subject. We spend at least half of... DAN PINK Mental events, it is said, are not passive happenings but the acts of a subject. HERMANN EBBINGHAUS We could not tell you how deep their involvement is, because that is the subject of the investigatio... LT. GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when... HENRY DAVID THOREAU I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when... HENRY DAVID THOREAU I know people who are medicated and it's their favorite subject. DAVID LIPSKY My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes. ROBERT MILLIKAN But be that as it may, I think it is more respectful to you that I should speak to you upon and do m... ARTHUR CAYLEY My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing. J. PAUL GETTY So I try to re-invent my own eye every time I tackle a new subject. But it's hard, because every... STEVEN SPIELBERG Find as much information about your subject as you can SUNDAY ADELAJA I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led t... EDWARD TUFTE The commission had little appreciation of how much information would be subject to national security... PAUL CAVALLUZZO Judgments based off trivialities often say more about the speaker than the subject spoken of. CHARLES M FORD II I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subjec... PETER SINGER We've made a number of releases on the subject and if it happens again how we react will be another ... GRAEME SMITH If you are a gun manufacturer, the product you make is not subject to safety regulation by the Consu... MICHAEL D. BARNES I've always been slightly embittered about computers because it was the only subject I failed at... MATT FREWER In his early work you won't see this kind of dramatic presentation. And what's interesting is the tr... KRISTIN SPANGENBERG My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. THOMAS JEFFERSON My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. WASHINGTON IRVING My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. THOMAS JEFFERSON In every work of art the subject is primordial, whether the artist knows it or not. The measure of t... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI I am still against any kind of censorship. It's a subject in my life that has been very importan... BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI In the schools of the Western countries, there is always the subject 'Religion.' The Classic... ZHANG ZHIDONG You cannot be aware of yourself, for you are awareness itself. How can a witness witness itself? Tha... JOSEPH P. KAUFFMAN Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports nee... GAGAN NARANG I know a little more about Kinsey than I know about sex because that is his subject not mine. BILL CONDON The English Language is but a Delilah, I am but her Samson. Despite how well she and other men may b... DEDRICK D. L. PITTER
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KEN CONNOR Bank of America is a recognized leader in the natural gas, power and oil markets. With the addition ... TOM CONNOR This has been very gratifying. Customers like the open approach, and when they're happy, we're happy... KEVIN CONNOR He's unbelievable -- he's got a cannon for an arm. He's almost impossible to intercept because he th... DAN CONNOR When I went in, my guy was sitting in the paint. He wasn't even guarding me. That's the most disresp... CONNOR BARWIN I had a good tournament. I had three falls: one tech fall and two pins. My final match, I was up 13-... CONNOR MCDONALD The players look good and they are charismatic, which is partly why the game is spreading to new aud... CLARE CONNOR I do well with peoples' parents, but I've certainly had friends who were not. One of my best... CONNOR PAOLO A bad dream can ruin your night, but a dream not chased can ruin your life. CONNOR CHALFANT I think it's easier to identify with guys who are just trying to make a living and working day t... CONNOR PAOLO I like the weather. In Holland, snowy, ice, cold rain. DEBBY CONNOR This is the most home runs I've hit. The pitching here is so slow. I gotta be patient. DEBBY CONNOR The virus doesn't respect any borders. Any uncontrolled movement or handling within countries or acr... DIDA CONNOR The government has worked hard to strengthen preparedness and prevention efforts and good progress h... DIDA CONNOR Certainly the measures that have been taken [in Vietnam] will have contributed to the [improved] sit... DIDA CONNOR That's how the system has always been, they [sellers] have become accustomed to it and they can't co... SID CONNOR I don't really believe in the paranormal; I'm a skeptic through and through. CONNOR JESSUP If you ask him, he would have played the next day, or the next down for that matter. DAN CONNOR There's a lot of good young players on this team, and most of you guys don't even know about them. DAN CONNOR It gave us a chance to stand back and kind of be a team again. DAN CONNOR Our coaches did a great job designing a defense that took away some of the things they like to do an... DAN CONNOR Everyone feels that Penn State is back. We're back on the map. DAN CONNOR Ultimately, that was what they were looking for. There was no point to go five years -- if you were ... CONNOR TRINNEER My life is dedicated to that man. I hear from his mom and family that's the only thing that keeps th... CONNOR RABINOWITZ I'm having a great time. It's obviously fun, but I don't think about baseball when I'm in bed. I thi... CONNOR RABINOWITZ Luis is always tough. He always comes out hard and really goes out for me and I always have a nice t... CONNOR MCDONALD I'm sure he did that on purpose. CONNOR JOSTES The protection was there and the receivers were just running routes. 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CONNOR DRUMM It's a lot easier for me to get into the rhythm of the game playing on back-to-back days. CONNOR BURNHAM Disregard nuisances and obstacles, for they are merely a brush-stroke on the bigger picture CONNOR SKEY In the morning I woke like a sloth in the fog. LESLIE CONNOR Passion fuels dreams. Commitment fuels action. Get clear about what you want to do and why you want ... JULIE CONNOR We've been watching the guys and been inspired by their fight and the way they're playing. We've had... CLARE CONNOR I never had one compliment. They were asking why we were giving that ice time away. GLEN CONNOR All things being equal, I think it is going to be the issue that decides the race between them becau... GEORGE CONNOR It's gentle cajoling rather than arm twisting. GEORGE CONNOR It's a lot of money. ... I think it shows that the party is serious about keeping the seat. 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JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Ladies, you have a ton of power if you just understand the fundamental differences between men and w... JULIEANNE O'CONNOR I don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR I write to discover what I know. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I s... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Then Dad started going on about the complex geological formations in this part of the coast until Mu... KERRIE O'CONNOR Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay.... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Grace changes us and change is painful". FLANNERY O'CONNOR The high-school English teacher will be fulfilling his responsibility if he furnishes the student a ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR There's a certain grain of stupidity that the writer of fiction can hardly do without, and this is t... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Your criticism sounds to me as if you have read too many critical books and are too smart in an arti... FLANNERY O'CONNOR She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity. FLANNERY O'CONNOR She would've been a good woman," said The Misfit, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those ... FLANNERY O'CONNOR That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers w... FLANNERY O'CONNOR That's the trouble with you preachers," he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything," a... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his... FLANNERY O'CONNOR You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission. FLANNERY O'CONNOR For me it is the virgin birth, the Incarnation, the resurrection which are the true laws of the fles... FLANNERY O'CONNOR The truth is not distorted here, but rather a distortion is used to get at truth. FLANNERY O'CONNOR There are some of us who have to pay for our faith every step of the way and who have to work out dr... FLANNERY O'CONNOR We lost our innocence in the Fall, and our turn to it is through the Redemption which was brought ab... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Satisfy your demand for reason but always remember that charity is beyond reason, and God can be kno... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. FLANNERY O'CONNOR She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick. FLANNERY O'CONNOR I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing. FLANNERY O'CONNOR They had far more in common than either realised. One was born Catholic, the other Protestant. One w... JOSEPH O'CONNOR The operation of the Church is entirely set up for the sinner; which creates much misunderstanding a... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Marriage is a blast. Like a bomb. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd. FLANNERY O'CONNOR So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of compete... FLANNERY O'CONNOR From 15 to 18 is an age at which one is very sensitive to the sins of others, as I know from recolle... FLANNERY O'CONNOR The writer should never be ashamed of staring. There is nothing that does not require his attention. FLANNERY O'CONNOR [W]hat one has as a born Catholic is something given and accepted before it is experienced. I am onl... FLANNERY O'CONNOR It is beyond logic that we see the light. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Whatever it may bring, I will live by my own policies, I will sleep with a clear conscience, I will ... SINEAD O'CONNOR I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It i... FLANNERY O'CONNOR You'd think that a redheaded boy with glasses who was named Howard and had an up-down walk would hav... BARBARA O'CONNOR When it comes to happiness, why would anyone want to delay it? JULIEANNE O'CONNOR