I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.

If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.

Long live the pioneersRebels and mutineersGo forth and have no fearCome close the end is near

The Fear of failure is the greatest fear of man. Even the fear of death is fear of failing to continue life,

There are no stressful jobs, but there are stressful managers

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed- it is a process of elimination.

The music was as much a gift as sunshine, as rain, as any blessing ever prayed for.

"Do not repine, my friends," said Mr. Pecksniff, tenderly. "Do not weep for me. It is chronic."

There are many faiths, but the spirit is one.

As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying hello, lovely day, and so on.

Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.

It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government, and I'm here to help."