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.

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

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.

The sights I have just seen [at Buchenwald] are so unbelievable that I don't think I'll believe them myself until I've seen the photographs.

Well sir, if things are real, they're there all the time"Are they?

We will spend the rest of the day inventing a kind of love that no longer exists in the world, a kind of love no army can pillage at the outposts, no rumor could bring to its knees like a traitor.

The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.

A true Southerner will never say in 2-3 words what can better be said in 10-12.

We've had some great players at this club in my 20 years, but he's up with the best.

Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.

Be silent. That heart speaks without tongue or lips.

If a person weren't failing in some way, shape or form, would he or she need to blame, justify, or complain? The obvious answer is no.

You will not persuade me with appeals to my intellectual vanity.

Nature is an unpleasing, stupid, lumpy, blowsy wench.