#ant

But you answer, that the Constitution recognizes property in slaves. It would be sufficient, then, to reply, that this constitutional recognition must be void, because it is repugnant to the law of nature and of nations. ↗

— William H. Seward

#because #constitution #constitutional #law #must

And as part of my activity there, he had indicated he wanted me to work with him on that and conduct the various technical tests. And so a few months later I moved from Southern California up to the Monterey Peninsula where I still live today. ↗

— John Sexton

#california #conduct #few #had #him

I remembered seeing it and it was this metallic turbine and I thought it was beautiful. I had never been in a power plant before, but I felt, without being overly dramatic, compelled to make photographs of this for myself. ↗

— John Sexton

#been #before #being #compelled #dramatic

I took a workshop from him a few months after that. That experience changed my whole approach to photography. At that workshop in Yosemite in 1973 I decided I wanted to try and see if I could pursue this for myself, and I'm still trying. ↗

— John Sexton

#approach #changed #could #decided #experience

It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and it truly was inspiring. Sometimes during his lifetime, people would try and put him on a pedestal and that's not where he wanted to be, but he was really a great individual. ↗

— John Sexton

#during #exceptional #experience #frequently #great

One of the workshop participants had shown me a single 8 X 10 photograph of a power plant where he actually was the general manager of this power cooperative. It was quite magical to me. ↗

— John Sexton

#cooperative #general #general manager #had #magical

The first day at the power plant I found myself photographing some steam vents on the roof of the structure. And I remember consciously thinking that they were just like trees but they were metal. ↗

— John Sexton

#day #first #found #i #i remember

The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking. ↗

— John Sexton

#am #any #asking #experience #fortunate

We all get stuck. We all lose ourselves a little bit in a fantasy or in our jobs and forget how we feel about other things. It's really important to check yourself, to spend some time alone. ↗

— Amanda Seyfried

#alone #bit #check #fantasy #feel

I guess I would ideally want to be 20 physically, but 40 mentally. ↗

— Amanda Seyfried

#i #ideally #mentally #physically #want