George Rodger Quotes

#1. I may juggle the composition, as the strength of a picture is in the composition. Or I may play with the light. But I never interfere with the subject. The subject has to fall into place on its own and, if I don't like it, I don't have to print it

George Rodger

#2. The heart that has really tasted the grace of Christ, will instinctively hate sin.

J.C. Ryle

#3. You must feel an affinity for what you are photographing. You must be part of it, and yet remain sufficiently detached to see it objectively. Like watching from the audience a play you already know by heart.

George Rodger

#4. I wonder at times if we're not all blind. It just seems there are an abundance of books unread, paint strokes not admired, and performances unattended. So much attention painstakingly sought and not given.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#5. It's disingenuous and wrong to say that the attorney general's expanded powers in the Patriot Act come with adequate oversight by the courts, ... In reality, the most troubling provisions in the law make judges little more than rubber stamps in Justice Department investigations.

Anthony Romero

#6. Is it better to be feared,or to be respected? I say,Is it too much to ask for both!?

Tony Stark

#7. I find that here in the States, audiences are generally less knowledgeable, from the cognitive point of view, though they are emotionally more receptive.

Archie Shepp

#8. I had no contact with my contemporaries in the photographic field, nor even knowledge of their work. So I was influenced by no-one and there were no short cuts for me. I was self-taught the hard way, by trial and error ...

George Rodger

#9. I believe that everything in moderation is best.

Miranda Kerr

#10. Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for creating change.

Max Carver

#11. The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.

Swami Vivekananda