The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?

I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.

For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.

There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!

I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.

You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.

If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.

If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.

I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

Temptation is the feeling we get when encountered by an opportunity to do what we innately know we shouldn't.

Life took longer to reassemble than it did to blow apart, but that didn't mean it wouldn't be lovely, providing that one remembered to go for country walks, and to tune the wireless to music.

Any perceived 'rejection' is simply a 're-direction'.

Life is hard enough. So don’t surround yourself with people who thrive on drama and make it even harder.

I would recommend, initially, if you are trying to increase your personal power level, to meditate on the navel center, not the lower two.

Was that you or the duck?

I enjoy winning, but more importantly I enjoy the people I'm around.

My sister-in-law found a real surprise in her stockings - my brother.

I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their respective societies.

If you want to use television to teach somebody, you must first teach them how to use television.