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• I say half jokingly that photography is the most difficult of the arts. It does require a certain arrogance to see and to choose. I feel myself walking on a tightrope instead of on the ground.

  Walker Evans

  Photography, Art, Arrogance

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• The only thing that's difficult is reloading when things are happening. Can you get it done fast enough?

  Garry Winogrand

  Photography, Done, Photographer

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• To be fair to Pete, I had just come off a very difficult owner relationship with my then head coach and I was looking for a different style. So I didn't give Pete all the power he should have had. I don't think there's any exact formula for how it's done. It's really what fits each individual system.

  Robert Kraft

  Thinking, Should Have, Nfl

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• The greatest decisions I've made in my life are by instinct. I remember when I hired Bill I had a lot of people telling me it was a mistake. But he and I had established a rapport in '96 when he coached the secondary. You need a coach that understands economics, that understands the impact of the salary cap and how to make those difficult decisions that allow you to sustain success over the long term. I don't think there's anyone better than Bill at doing that.

  Robert Kraft

  Mistake, Thinking, Impact

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• I think truth is a layered phenomenon. There are many truths that accumulate and build up. I am trying to peel back and explore these rich layers of truth. All truths are difficult to reach.

  Sally Mann

  Thinking, Trying, Layers

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• Given the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to understand is the motivation of somebody who intentionally would seek to warn the nation's enemies of lawful programs created to protect the American people. And I hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

  Mitch McConnell

  Motivation, Law, Nsa

  "Earlier Denials Put Intelligence Chief in Awkward Position". Statement to the Press, www.nytimes.com. June 11, 2013.

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• It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world.

  Derek Sivers

  Believe, World, Littles

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• It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You almost have to do it every day to stay up on it.

  Steve Martin

  Endurance, Half, Tests

  Source: www.billboard.com

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• Identity is a very difficult thing in the theatre. As an actor said to me one day, 'What are we doing today?' when we were doing a workshop. And I said, 'Oh, just be yourself'. And he said to me, 'I don't know who that is, I'm an actor'. And I begin to realise in fact that we seek identity because we're told we should have one, but I wonder whether it's necessary.

  George Ogilvie

  Being Yourself, Should Have, Theatre

  "Epiphanies: George Ogilvie, Director and Pilgrim". "The Spirit of Things" with Rachael Kohn, www.abc.net.au. December 03, 2006.

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• Being Manny Pacquiao's wife is not easy. It's fun for me and my guys but it's very difficult for her.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Fun, Wife, Guy

  "The Complex 7: Ricky Hatton & Manny Pacquiao". Complex Interview, www.complex.com. May 2, 2009.

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• It's easy to make something with a million style-lines. Simplicity is the most difficult thing to achieve, and that's how I approach design - very minimal, pare it down, perfect.

  Keith Michael

  Perfect, Simplicity, Design

  Source: movieweb.com

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• Somebody's got to do it [being Donald Trump]. It's different. It's difficult. There are a lot of wonderful things about it, but always being under scrutiny isn't one of them.

  Donald Trump

  Different, Wonderful, Trump

  Source: articles.chicagotribune.com

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• It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.

  Misty Copeland

  Strong, Powerful, Thinking

  Source: bknation.org

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• I think I'll always be linked to comedy. There is something about it that's such a beautiful thing. The world of drama sneers at it because people assume that it's easy but it's not at all; it's incredibly difficult.

  Doc Brown

  Beautiful, Drama, Thinking

  Source: www.gigglebeats.co.uk

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• I really loved Kelsey [Grammer]. It wasn't a romantic love, but there was something about him. It's very difficult to see someone you care about having a hard time.

  Bebe Neuwirth

  Hard Times, Romantic Love, Care

  Source: www.gq.com

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• Happiness is a social creature. If you try to pursue it in a vacuum, it's very difficult to sustain it. But as soon as you get people focused on creating meaningful connections in the midst of their work, or increasing the meaning and depth of their relationships outside of work, we find happiness rising in step with that social connection.

  Shawn Achor

  Meaningful, Creating, People

  Source: www.independent.co.uk

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• For some reason there's this myth that creativity - [especially] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have, or you don't. So when people first start writing, if they write something that's not very good, or if they try and it's difficult, they go, "Oh, I guess I don't have it." That doesn't seem very fair, you have to try and you have to work at it. If we get scared of one bad poem and quit, that's not doing anybody any good.

  Sarah Kay

  Writing, Creativity, People

  Source: saseye.com

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• Poetry is like pooping. If there is a poem inside of you, it has to come out. Sometimes it can be really difficult and take longer than you'd like (it may even be painful), but other times it can be really easy and happen much faster than you expected. But either way - it is important, and it feels so much better when it's done.

  Sarah Kay

  Important, Done, May

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• American cities are kind of difficult contexts to work in. They are politically complex. There are a lot of different interest groups. It takes immense political skill to get anything done at all.

  William J. Mitchell

  Skills, Cities, Political

  Source: bigthink.com

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• You can poke fun at some pretty difficult circumstances, and it's just a way to pop the bubble. I don't do that thing onstage usually, but offstage sometimes I might.

  Brian Regan

  Fun, Might, Way

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• I had a lovely experience once in Africa working with the U.N. when a president of a country met me about refugee issues and said ‘What do you do?’ I said ‘I‘m an actor.’ He replied ‘I heard that was a very difficult job and might not be the smartest job to do.’ It was lovely.

  Angelina Jolie

  Country, Jobs, Issues

  "A Minute With: Angelina Jolie, femme fatale and busy Mom". Interview with John Irish, www.reuters.com. December 9, 2010.

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• Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday, I was there for every major event.

  Jeff Dunham

  Girl, Events, Littles

  TheCelebrityCafe.com interview, thecelebritycafe.com. November 23, 2011.

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• Forgiveness is easy. Trust is much more difficult, and should never be given lightly.

  Ellen Hopkins

  Easy, Should, Given

  Source: monsterlibrarian.com

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• Finding a good script is really difficult and the scariest thing of all is when they say about a script that's not right, "we will fix it.." It's like before you get on the Titanic and you see a big hole. In process, it's too late.

  Robin Williams

  Too Late, Scripts, Holes

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Writing directly from a feeling of anger or sadness is difficult, but if you distract part of your brain with word games, the ignored emotion often tiptoes in.

  Matthea Harvey

  Writing, Sadness, Games

  "'All of these things are poetry.'". Interview with Stephanie Palumbo, logger.believermag.com. August 21, 2014.

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