Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?'

There's only one rule in photography - never develop colour film in chicken noodle soup.

If you do not see what is around you every day, what will you see when you go to Tangiers?

A photographer who wants to see, a photographer who wants to make fine images, must recognize the value in the familiar.

No amount of technical knowledge and competence is, of itself, sufficient to make a craftperson into an artist. That requires caring - passionate caring about ultimate things.

The camera points both ways. In expressing the subject you also express yourself.

Creation and creativity are inextricably linked.

Thirty-six satisfactory exposures on a roll means a photographer is not trying anything new

Not every work of art is or need be a heavily profound statement.

The abstracting of visual elements in order to recognize their particularity has become automatic, but seeing, combining, and creating them as integrated 'wholes' will remain a lifelong challenge.

Every artist is, first of all, a craftperson thoroughly knowledgeable about the materials, tools, and techniques of his or her particular medium and skilled in using many of them.

The illegal we do immediately the unconstitutional takes a little longer.

Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.

I just chased bands all over the country. The biggest one I saw was Jimi Hendrix.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

If nations join together now, before the big collapse and share their resources, they can maintain a level of sustainability. Sustain the people that is, and not banks and businesses.

I don't like working in front of a camera.

It is a grave error for any leader to be oversensitive in the face of criticism

I found it was really impossible for me to write songs when I couldn't sing.

There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.

Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.