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Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that's what people observe.
Diane Arbus
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Diane Arbus
Age: 48 †
Born: 1923
Born: March 14
Died: 1971
Died: July 26
Fashion Photographer
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New York City
New York
Diane Nemerov
Diane Nemerov Arbus
Diane née Nemerov
Diane nee Nemerov
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You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.
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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.
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If you scrutinize reality closely enough, if in some way you really, really get to it, it becomes fantastic.
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