I try to capture reality, nothing else.

I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism

The camera's a ballpoint pen, an imbecile; it's not worth anything if you don't have anything to say.

Noble acts and momentous events happen in the same way and produce the same impression as the ordinary facts.

Don't get married to an actress, because they're also actresses in bed.

SELF PORTRAIT: Throwing Armfuls of Air into the Air

Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.

Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

One may as well be optimistic. The road to catastrophe will be rougher if it's paved with dread.

There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the gift which God offers you tomorrow.

I make a composition with a white and a black, and make adjustments when the white has become a paper and the black a shadow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he’d had a lot of practice.

Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.