- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Light Quotes
Sometimes clarity just needs a light switch.
A few of these use light as a metaphor for clearing out what no longer serves you, while others are about the literal, practical light a film crew depends on. For hopeful reading in the same spirit, see our Hope quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
- Quiet
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- Nov 07, 2020
My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. I don't have a computer, telephone or a fax machine there.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am so saddened by the loss of our dear friend, Bonnie Franklin. She was just full of light and love. Bonnie will be very much missed by all the people she touched with her love.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a traditional Japanese or Chinese garden, it's not only about the building or temple but about the whole setup - the structure, the landscape, the light, the plants, the water. The whole experience that makes your life there so beautiful.
- Celebrate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Swedes celebrate Christmas Eve. Every Sunday leading up to Christmas, we light a candle, then make gingerbread and saffron buns.
- Daily Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm doing a story on how a single mother copes in a refugee camp, I'll go to her tent; I'll follow her when she's working, see what her daily life is like, and try to pack that into one composition, with nice light, in one frame.
- Convey
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- Nov 07, 2020
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live and work alone and travel light, relying largely on my memory and making a point of letting intuition guide my way.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember when we were in Egypt as refugees. It was tough, but there was always hope - hope that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
What draws me to the theatre, and what appealed to me about Too Much Light, is that you have no idea what's going to happen. That's the most exciting part of theatre, it's never the same. If it were, it would be like watching a movie.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The experience of watching great cinema - great art - is life enriching and spiritually uplifting no matter whether it's about as difficult as it gets, like 'Breaking the Waves,' or as light as it gets, like 'Jerry Maguire,' 'Election' or 'Toy Story.'
- Hide
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- Nov 07, 2020
The concept of a literature of witness - of bearing witness - has embedded in it the need for action. One must not simply hide in the shadows and type; one must also stand in the light.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020