Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

Many people who excel are self-taught.

I like form and shape and strength in pictures.

Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up.

For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye.

Within two hours of where I live, you have mountains and desert as location. I like the natural elements that abstract into light, texture, shape and shadow.

It's important to let your subjects be themselves.

The education, the cultural awareness, is different in Europe, especially in France, from that in the United States. So I think the public will be much more appreciative of many images.

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the New York scene, I developed my personal way, in my own way, at my own pace.

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

arrogance is knowledge minus wisdom

I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

Ignorance is never better than knowledge.

As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards ("marcher vers", Fr.) the accomplishment of its true destinies.

Everyone forgets Icarus also flew.

The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.

I know, it's weird that I've never done a musical. I turned down two of them. 'The Lion King' and 'The Producers.' I turned two of the biggest Broadway musicals down, am I a mess?

What is central to business is the joy of creating.

I've made a living out of music since I was 19, which is something I'm really happy about.

Examine the labels you apply to yourself. Every label is a boundary or limit you will not let yourself cross.