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“What's wrong with shoes? I collected them because it was like a symbol of thanksgiving and love?”

Quote by Imelda Marcos

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Imelda Marcos, born on July 2, 1929, is a Philippine model known for her unique sense of fashion and significant influence on the fashion industry. more

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“I have no weakness for shoes. I wear very simple shoes which are pump shoes. It is not one of my weaknesses.”

Simple Weakness Shoes Pumps

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“I hate ugliness. You know I'm allergic to ugliness.”

Knows Hate I Hate Ugliness Allergic

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“God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.”

Heaven God Is Love

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“More than life, I value vindication. When you are at peace with the truth and you know that you are on the side of the right and God is on your side, you are not afraid of anything, including jail.”

Knows Values Sides Including Jail Not Afraid Your Side Vindication

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“Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is one they would like to show the world very often what lies behind the facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe.”

People Thinking Knows World Believe Shows Faces Lying Behinds Wonderful Subjects Cameras Dare Sensitive Portraits Facade

Author:Irving Penn

“A beautiful print is a thing in itself, not just a halfway house on the way to the page.”

Way Beautiful House Photography Pages Print Halfway

Book:Irving Penn master images: the collections of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery

Source: Irving Penn master images: the collections of the National Museum of American Art and the National Portrait Gallery

“Most of the time the ones who dislike the pictures the most confirm to me that the picture has hit home and is probably truer than I know. Nobody minds a boring picture, they mind a picture that has gotten to the soft core.”

Knows Mind Home Boring Core Dislike

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“I myself have always stood in the awe of the camera. I recognize it for the instrument it is, part Stradivarius, part scalpel.”

Cameras Instruments Awe Scalpels

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“I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.”

Knows Way Children Care Wife Photographer Take Care My Wife Best Way Professional Photographer

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“Over the years I must have spent thousands of hours silently brushing on the liquid coatings, preparing each sheet in anticipation of reaching the perfect print.”

Years Hours Perfect Reaching Print Anticipation Preparing Sheets Liquid Brushing

Book:Irving Penn: Small Trades

Source: Irving Penn: Small Trades