Subjects Quotes

For me, photography is as much about the way I respond to the subject as it is about the subject itself.

Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.

When you disarm your subjects, however, you offend them by showing that either from cowardliness or lack of faith, you distrust them; and either conclusion will induce them to hate you.

A wise prince will seek means by which his subjects will always and in every possible condition of things have need of his government, and then they will always be faithful to him.

All things are subject to decay and change.

Animals are not property or "things" but rather living organisms, subjects of a life, who are worthy of our compassion, respect, friendship, and support.

The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects.

because if you can’t kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you.

The tax that is taken from the free non-Muslim subjects of a Muslim government whereby they ratify the compact that assures them protection, as though it were compensation for not being slain.

The degradation to which you subject others comes back, sooner or later, to haunt you.

Sharpen your interest in two major subjects: life and people. You will only gather information from a source if you are interested in it.

If you choose your subject selectively - intuitively - the camera can write poetry.

I think the whole definition of a geek is somebody being passionate and focused, and being proud of saying that they're passionate and focused, on a narrow range of subjects.

Maximum security exists concerning the subject of UFOs.

You don't want to cover a subject; you want to uncover it.

For while the subjects of poetry are few and recurrent, the moods of man are infinitely various and unstable. It is the same in all arts.

I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.

The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.

Sincerity is always subject to proof.

I didn't mind studying. Obviously math and the physical science subjects interested me more than some of the more artistic subjects, but I think I was a pretty good student.

Personal inspection at zero altitude. The stories come from my life - if not my own experiences, then about topics and subjects that interest me.

I am against great themes and great subjects... You can't film an idea. The camera is an instrument for recording physical impact.

It makes him hated above all things, as I have said, to be rapacious, and to be a violator of the property and women of his subjects, from both of which he must abstain.

There are subjects in which I wish to become knowledgeable, and subjects in which I wish to remain wise.

I love different themes, different venues, different movies. I love to jump about and tackle different subjects. I have no intellectual master plan.

There are few subjects that match the social significance of women's education in the contemporary world.

I write of love and death. What other subjects are there?

Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.

I was a countryman and a father before I was a writer on political subjects... Born and bred up in the sweet air myself, I was resolved that my children should be bred up in it too.

When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.

One can do such lovely things with so little. Subjects that are too beautiful end by appearing theatrical.

Nothing is too small a subject for prayer, because nothing is too small to be the subject of God's care.

It's important to let your subjects be themselves.

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.

The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

Religion is the eldest sister of philosophy: on whatever subjects they may differ, it is unbecoming in either to quarrel, and most so about their inheritance.

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism.

I don't do abstract art because I don't find it as interesting as I do subjects and depictions.

The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King.

God gives not kings the stile of Gods in vaine, For on his throne his sceptre do they sway; And as their subjects ought them to obey, So kings should feare and serve their God againe.

Usually, the subject matter of the image is not the subject of the work.

The American people, North and South, went into the [Civil] war as citizens of their respective states, they came out as subjects ... what they thus lost they have never got back.

Very strong personalities must confine themselves in mutual conversation to very gentle subjects.

Never pose your subjects. Let them move about naturally... All great photographs today are snapshots.

The purpose of education is to fit us for life in a civilised community, and it seems to follow from the subjects we study that the two most important things in civilised life are Art and Science.

Subjects have no greater liberty in a popular than in a monarchial state. That which deceives them is the equal participation of command.

Every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing. ... There does not exist, nor will there ever exist, any writing of mine dealing with this subject.

I have been insane on the subject of money-making all my life.

Happy thou that learnest from another's griefs, not to subject thyself to the same.

Action learning particularly obliges subjects to become aware of their own value systems, by demanding that the real problems tackled carry some risk of personal failure.