Steendam Delft Quotes & Sayings

A photograph is a meeting place where the interests of the photographer, the photographed, the viewer and those who are using the photograph are often contradictory. These contradictions both hide and increase the natural ambiguity of the photographic image. — John Berger

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat. — Confucius

In America, the people are not subjects of government, the government is subject to the people. — Rick Perry

After inside upheavals, it is important to fix on imperturbable things. Their imperturbableness, their air that nothing has happened renews our guarantee. — Elizabeth Bowen

There seemed to be as much written about the art, and what the dialogue meant, as the paintings themselves. Clement Greenburg had been the first of many. It drove her crazy, the convoluted doubletalk of artist and medium and historian. Though she loved the process of creation and the images themselves, she found it difficult to put her thoughts into words. — Danika Stone

We've got another nominee coming up, well qualified, Texas Supreme Court Justice Priscilla Owens has a tremendous reputation, tremendous record, but they are already marshalling their forces to try to stop that nomination. — Jay Alan Sekulow

How do you define difficult?"
"By your presence."
She grinned fully, delighted to feel the tension
dissipate. "Now you are just flattering me for no
reason."
He grunted.
"On the contrary," she said, as if his grunt had
been a worded response. "It was most flattering."
He stared at her.
"What? Did you think I wouldn't figure out how to
interpret your grunts? — Anne Mallory

For years I've been seeing my young brothers wearing Scarface T-shirts, John Gotti T-shirts, Rick James T-shirts. We don't have any icons or idols to look up to, just rappers and professional athletes. — Lamar Odom

Columbia students called me a baby killer, but remained silent for Ahmadinejad. I'm not sure if that was out of fear for the Iranian president or admiration. — Matt Sanchez

The poet made eating salad with your fingers seem to be the only natural and sensible thing to do. — Sylvia Plath

Years on, Christine and John still have a deep love for each other, as do Stevie and I - we've been working together since I was 17. — Lindsey Buckingham

'Animal Kingdom' is a lot of things, but it's not heartwarming. — Ben Mendelsohn

Candlelight and red wine? I don't know. Vulnerability catches me off guard every single time. — Madi Diaz

One thing you learn in this job [being US President] is that even if something's not your fault, you're still responsible. And that's how it should be. — Barack Obama