Much earnest philosphical thought is born of the life which springs from close association with nature.

A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself.

The greatest tool at our command is the very thing that is photography. Light. Light is our paintbrush and it is a most willing tool in the hands of the one who studies it with a sufficient care.

The romance of the old West vanished so fast and so few ever did anything with it. Does it make you realize the importance of Art and how the main knowledge of history is through Art alone?

Light is one of the most important factors in photography.

The photographer can arrange his picture just as the painter does, only sometimes he must go about it in a different way.

I live a lonely photographic life here in Santa Fe. I do see Eliot Porter occasionally, and Ansel storms through every so often, otherwise I plug along in my old fashioned way.

It's too bad patient-centered care is not rocket science, because if it was, we would be really good at it.

Courteous people learn courtesy from the discourteous

I tried to blow a yellow jacket out and now it's wearing a bow tie in its mouth.

In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance.

You know, I'm really starting to hate the insect life around here. Next time, remind me to bring a can of Off!

For death begins with life's first breath And life begins at touch of death.

I don't think about better. You just want it to work. You want it to work and you have your guide with the script. You want it to exist and complete.

I hate it when they say, �He gave his life for his country.� They don�t die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them.

When paper money systems begin to crack at the seams, the run to gold could be explosive.

All this has been very formative in both my research and my teaching, so I value it enormously in my life. It's why I'm a strong proponent of general education -- because I saw how it opened my eyes.

There are some sick people in this world.