The photographer who attempts to fit happily into the world by using the traditional perspective of the camera will end up falling into the hole of the "idea" he has dug for himself.

For me, photography is not a means by which to create beautiful art, but a unique way of encountering genuine reality

Making a definitive declaration of intent or meaning kills the photograph.

If you were to ask me to define a photograph in a few words, I would say it is a fossil of light and time.

Photography is the act of "fixing" time, not of "expressing" the world. The camera is an inadequate tool for extracting a vision of the world or of beauty.

Most of what I want simply slips away like water flowing through a net, and always what remains are only vague, elusive fragments of images... that sink into countless strata in my mind.

I want to take a lot of Nasty photos.

I wanted to go to the end of photography.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

When we don't pray, we quit the fight. Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright. And Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon his knees.

I have never been given to envy - save for the envy I feel toward those people who have the ability to make a marriage work and endure happily.

I don't think it makes me a role model. I think it makes me inspiring. Cause I'm from the bottom I think they look at me and go 'well, if he made it, I can make it'

As the expression goes, we spend our youth attaining wealth, and our wealth attaining youth.

How can you know what you're capable of if you don't embrace the unkown?

Having parents who were hard working, blue collar, and staunchly independent, neither political party's positioning really impressed me.

I'm actually more of a cat guy than a dog person because I travel so much. I love cats.

How you experience your present is completely shaped by what you believe your ultimate future to be.

Love should be allowed. I’m all for it. Now that I’ve got a pretty good idea what it is.