I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.

Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.

I don't love the world. I think Jupiter should have hit us.

The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.

Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.

I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent.

The thing that's fascinating about portraiture is that nobody is alike.

Which is my best picture? The one I will do tomorrow.

So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer.

I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men.

None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer.

Being divorced does not necessarily make one’s advice on marriage useless … or useful.

Fail faster, but (more importantly) fail intelligently.

But for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world. Even though she knew it was a wicked thing to do.

Only that thing is free which exists by the necessities of its own nature, and is determined in its actions by itself alone.

Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power.

There is much to learn from architecture before it became an expert's art.

Every once in a while, take the scenic route.

Build step by step. Push yourself, but not too hard. Learn. Keep it fun.

I wouldn't be worried to sit next to someone with Ebola virus on the Tube as long as they don't vomit on you or something. This is an infection that requires very close contact.

Make the boy interested in natural history if you can; it is better than games; they encourage it in some schools.