Quote by John Berger
The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like

The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget. – John Berger

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The strange power of art is sometimes it can show that what people have in common is more urgent than what differentiates them. It seems to me its something that theatre can do, but its rare; its very rare. – John Berger

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Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time. – John Berger

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Experience
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One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man. – John Berger

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The photographic image… is a message without a code. – Roland Barthes

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Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me. – Sam Abbel

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A picture is worth a thousand words; a slide show is both. – Author Unknown

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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. – Ansel Adams

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Memory is always faulty. Emotions are always true. – Author Unknown

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The one thing Ive learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be. – John Stossel

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In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankinds concern is charity. – Alexander The Great

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Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. Theres something very powerful about finding snow in summer. – Andy Goldsworthy

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