“Life is bittersweet. Inside our heads, if we're lucky, we're the same kids as we were when we were young.” Quote by Hugh Hefner
“I guess my work is described a lot of the time as very sensual and sexy. When I take a picture, I'm very focused on trying to discover something about a person. Or about an idea. I try to be quite successful at it.” TryingPersonsIdeasSuccessfulSexyFocusedSensual Author:Mario Sorrenti
“When digital recording came in about '84, everything started to follow into digital. Now, you've got the best recording media in the world, but it's not very pleasing to the ear.” WorldMediaEarsDigital Author:Peter Hook
“I try not to let the material aspects of different cultures distract me from getting to the essence of the person I'm photographing. Whether it's a man or a woman. Wherever they're from, I try not to let social status or cultural background affect me or affect the person. I strip all those things away to get down to the essence of the human being, the person.” MenTryingHumansPersonsDifferentCultureSocialHuman BeingsMaterialsAspectEssenceBackgroundsDifferent CulturesSocial Status Author:Mario Sorrenti
“There is a fascination about crime, which is understandable, but hardly anyone talks about the families of victims of violent crime and the devastation that is beyond the victim alone.” CrimeVictimViolentFascinationDevastationViolent Crimes Author:Werner Herzog
“I want to let [my photographs] be something that comes from the model in her own way. I don't want to take the models too much out of their own skin. I realized that I wanted to create a marriage between who the person was, the nature, the beauty in the figure, and how the models sat or posed themselves.” WayWantPersonsWantedToo MuchFiguresModelsSkinsPhotographI RealizedSat Author:Mario Sorrenti
“I always like to meet the people I'm going to photograph. I need to have a conversation. I need to feel a vibe. I need to see what's going on in the person. I'm not just interested in physical beauty. I really need a personality.” PeopleNeedsFeelsPersonsPersonalityConversationPhotographPhysical Beauty Author:Mario Sorrenti
“Iraq at one time was actually a functioning government. It's a real state. Afghanistan is not Iraq. It's tribal. It's got a different - a number of different sects, never really had a solid government there running the country on any kind of a continuing basis. Well, to rebuild the nation of Afghanistan is going to be more difficult than rebuilding the nation of Iraq.” WellsKindDifferentRealCountryStatesGovernmentRunningNationsDifficultNumbersBasesIraqAfghanistanOne TimeContinuingSectsRebuilding Author:Dan Quayle
“I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.” PeopleWritingFirstsWantedFeltInspireChaptersInspire And Motivate Author:Common
“Pakistan always seems to have a lot of political complexities and political challenges. But Pakistan is important for a number of reasons. Primarily, it is a nuclear power. And if, in fact, al Qaeda and Taliban, which are in Pakistan and causing a lot of tragedies and deaths in Pakistan - if they would ever somehow have real influence and control of that government, then we [world] really have a problem.” IfsWorldImportantRealReasonFactsProblemSeemsGovernmentPoliticalChallengesNumbersInfluenceTragedyNuclearComplexityAlsPakistanAl QaedaTalibanNuclear Power Author:Dan Quayle
“One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.” FeltPowerfulOne ThingElementsHip HopHipsHopsManlyHip Hop Music Author:Common