Children are the true believers, and some of us are lucky enough to make the transition to adulthoood without ever losing the ability to see through young eyes.

The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.

The hardest thing in photography is to create a simple image.

I photograph from the heart. I adore little babies and I think that shows. My images are really very positive, very simple, and from the heart. Babies speak a universal language.

Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.

I have a deep respect and love for these tiny humans, and I hope to convey in my images a measure of the beauty that exists in all children.

The trouble with flowers is that invariably, when I'm ready to photograph them, they are not in season.

I can't think of any flower that wouldn't be suitable to merge with an image of a newborn, and as I was planning for the book, Miracle, I was drawn to blossoms that appealed to me artistically.

What the war did to the dreamers.

Consciousness ain't slower than a blink of an eye.

The only thing that happens when I'm teaching is that I hope there are some students out there in the class who will ask questions.

Forget about yourncompetitors, just focus on your customers.

The question whether our conscious personality survives after death has been answered by almost all races of men in the affirmative.

I've always wanted to be a writer. Ever since I learned to read, I've wanted to share stories with others the way my favorite writers shared their stories with me.

Can't stop the signal

UCLA acknowledged this shift by bringing in Alex Haley (the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X) and Eldridge Cleaver (Soul on Ice) as speakers.

What if nothing needs to change other than our perception of what we see?

If you aren’t where you want to be or you haven’t achieved all you hope to achieve, the reason most likely resides not around you but within you. Take responsibility and then take action.