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When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in Cambridge and took photography classes.
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"When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in Cambridge and took photography classes. I didn't even know how to aim the camera in those days"

- Ann Beattie

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Ann Beattie's quote speaks to the relevance of understanding and expanding. In the 1970s, Beattie was teaching at Harvard and also made a decision to take digital photography classes at Project Incorporated in Cambridge. Despite her training position, Beattie was modest adequate to confess that she didn't even understand just how to intend the video camera. This quote reveals that Beattie wanted to find out as well as grow, even if it indicated starting from the fundamentals. It also speaks to the relevance of taking dangers and also attempting brand-new things. Beattie can have remained in her comfort zone as well as not taken the photography classes, but instead she chose to test herself as well as find out something new. This quote is a tip that we ought to never hesitate to take dangers as well as try new points, even if it implies beginning with the basics.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ann Beattie somewhere between September 8, 1947 and today. He/she was a famous Writer from USA. The author also have 26 other quotes.

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