"The silence seemed to me more instructive than words. A sense of power clung to him like a garment, and it required no utterance. The square-cut and deeply graven face, the huge body, and, above all, the sombre granitic look indicated a singleness of purpose, a dedication to some inward and unshakable decision."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
On Konrad Adenauer. Page 14
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Yousuf Karsh
Yousuf Karsh (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian-Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century.
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Yousuf Karsh →
Related Quotes
"Among the tasks that life as a photographer had set me, a portrait of Albert Einstein had always seemed a 'must'—not …"
"He marched in scowling, and regarded my camera as he might regard the German enemy. His expression suited me perfectl…"
"Well, you can certainly make a roaring lion stand still to be photographed."
"You'd have to be brain dead to live in India and not be affected by Hinduism. It's not like Christianity in America, …"
"In Europe's Middle ages, the great cathedrals, including the one of Chartres, rose from the ground upwards to the sky…"
"My journey to become a polar specialist, photographing, specializing in the polar regions, began when I was four year…"
"Our water planet is not just rivers, lakes and oceans, but it's this vast network of groundwater that knits us all to…"
"…I have to be in this frame of mind where I’m feeling pity for myself, and feeling pity for the world. Once I’ve atta…"
"…When I recall the war, I recall it in images, not verbally or by text. That’s what really comes to me: fragmented im…"
"…I suspect that I can attribute my style to Arabic poetry…I permit myself to be overtly poetical in my writing. Maybe…"