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“Listen, the weather is just like Hillary's explanation for her war vote: we just don't know, do we?”

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Dennis Miller, born on November 3, 1953, is a renowned American comedian. His career began in the late 1970s, and he quickly gained prominence in the comedy world with his unique humor style and sharp wit. more

“I hate it when people say, I'm an artist. I think, well, I'll be the judge of that. And I don't think artist is a job description. It's a critique, a favorable critique, that someone else might apply to your work. I guess in the art world I'm not exactly a photographer, but I do use photography.”

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Author:John Waters

“My photographs are not really about photography. They are about editing. I use photography but they are all taken from the TV screen. Anybody can do that, but it's the order I put the pictures in to try to create a new kind of movie, something that you can put on your wall.”

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Book:John Waters: change of life

Source: John Waters: change of life

“The way I photograph... in many ways it's directed by chance and all my mistakes, which are often the best stuff. I found that no matter if it's the same tape, the same TV, and the same camera, I can never duplicate an image... your arm jiggles, there's just too much chance. And I never put it on pause, or use any of that fancy equipment.”

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Author:John Waters

“Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take them before they bury it.”

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Book:John Waters: change of life

Source: John Waters: change of life

“Photography at first was asked to do nothing but embalm our best smiles for the benefit of our friends and our best clothes for the amusement of posterity. Neither thing lasts, and photography came as a welcome salve to keep those precious, if slightly ridiculous, things a little longer in the world.”

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Book:Animal Faith and Spiritual Life

Source: Animal Faith and Spiritual Life

“The sophisticated concern about art sinks before a spontaneous love of reality, and I thank the photograph for being so transparent a vehicle for things.”

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Book:Animal Faith and Spiritual Life

Source: Animal Faith and Spiritual Life

“Burns' Hog-Weighing Method: (1) Get a perfectly symmetrical plank and balance it across a sawhorse. (2) Put the hog on one end of the plank. (3) Pile rocks on the other end until the plank is again perfectly balanced. (4) Carefully guess the weight of the rocks.”

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Author:Robert Burns

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