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Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Combination Involves Love Misunderstanding Peculiar Understanding Unfathomable

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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Always Behind Confidence Control Edge Even Feel Give How Inside Like Look Mental Regardless Results Sustained Try Victory Winner You

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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: About Always Did Favorite Favorite Things Felt First Naughty Perverse Photography Thing Things Thought Very

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A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: About Know Less More Photograph Secret Tells You

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My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Been Favourite Go Never Thing Where

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I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Believe Nobody Photograph Really See Them Things Would

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You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: About Essentially Flaw Notice See Someone Street Them You

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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Aristocrat Born Experience Freaks Go Life Most Passed People Test Through Trauma Traumatic Were

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The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: General More Specific You

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I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

~Diane Arbus

Topics: Always Better Intended Never Picture Taken Worse

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: March 14th, 1923

Died: July 26th, 1971

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