Lenses Quotes

• Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.

  Yousuf Karsh

  Inspirational, Photography, Heart

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• Words are a lens to focus one's mind.

  Ayn Rand

  Writing, Focus, Mind

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• Dream delivers us to dream, and there is no end to illusion. Life is like a train of moods like a string of beads, and, as we pass through them, they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world their own hue. . . .

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Happiness, Dream

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.473, Library of America

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• We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

  Madeleine M. Kunin

  Fundamentals, World, Human Condition

  "Gingrich and Limbaugh: Poor Privileged White Men Grappling with Sotomayor" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2009.

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• You don't need a new life, just a new lens through which to view the one you have.

  Marianne Williamson

  Inspirational, Views, New Life

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Feb 28, 2013

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• Be sure to take the lens cap off before photographing.

  Elliott Erwitt

  Photography, Photographer, Caps

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• We do not see the lens through which we look.

  Ruth Benedict

  Looks, Unreasonable

  Ruth Benedict (1922). “Scientific Papers”

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• To me, eyewear goes way beyond being a prescription. It's like makeup. It's the most incredible accessory. The shape of a frame or the color of lenses can change your whole appearance.

  Vera Wang

  Artist, Makeup, Color

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• Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens.

  Ronald Steel

  Two, Generations, Looks

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• Every year or so, I try to do something; it keeps me refreshed as to what's going on in front of the lens, and I understand what the actor is going through.

  Martin Scorsese

  Years, Trying, Actors

  "Dialogue: Martin Scorsese". Interview with Chris Gardner, www.backstage.com. January 6, 2003.

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• People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.

  Len Wein

  Character, People, Sake

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• When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

  Len Wein

  Jobs, Writing, Laughing

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• What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

  Len Wein

  Stories, Visceral, Reader

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

  Len Wein

  Character, Humanity, Lines

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• Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.

  Len Wein

  Thinking, Done, Stuff

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• A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.

  Len Wein

  Writing, Matter, Buying

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

  Len Wein

  Home, Ideas, Single Relationship

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.

  Len Wein

  Stories, Ifs

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.

  Len Wein

  Legends, Ancient, Should

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• I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.

  Len Wein

  Nature, New York, Character

  "Speaking with...LEN WEIN". Interview with Marv Wolfman, www.marvwolfman.com.

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• When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.

  Len Wein

  Glimpse, Firsts, Caught

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• I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.

  Len Wein

  Trying, Rooms

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• My PSA was normal but the DRE indicated there may be a problem.

  Len Dawson

  May, Normal, Problem

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• There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed.

  Kate Douglas Wiggin

  Travel, Magic, Going Away

  Kate Douglas Wiggin (2016). “REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM & NEW CHRONICLES OF REBECCA (Children’s Book Classics): Adventure Novels”, p.357, e-artnow

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• But rather that we should lose our sense that neither can become the other, that the traditional novel form continues to enlarge our experience in those very areas where the wide-angle lense and the Cinerama screen tend to narrow it.

  Daniel J. Boorstin

  Cinema, Form, Angle

  "The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America".

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