I have never forgotten a picture that I ever made.

Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

Photography is a very subtle thing. You must let the camera take you by the hand, as it were, and lead you into your subject.

A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

Nothing attracts me like a closed door. I cannot let my camera rest until I have pried it open.

The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.

If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

"Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."

Usually I object when someone makes over-much of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.

He may be stronger, but I'm not defenseless. He knows that, of coarse. That's why he's here. He wants me for what I can do after all.

Art is I science is we.

I felt like people only knew me as a singer who dated pretty girls.

Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed.

Become who you are. Make what only you can make.

One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient.

I certainly knew my father. He just didn't happen to be my biological father.

Take care what you say before a wall, as you cannot tell who may be behind it.

To Him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have; He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave.