There are many images which I miss on purpose. I've done too many of them before and photographing them again doesn't change the world, or me.

I have the great privilege of being both witness and storyteller. Intimacy, trust and intuition guide my work.

The photograph is kind of a proof - a proof that I actually met these people, that they actually have lives, and that they're worth considering.

It's always good to find things that you haven't found before.

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

[A photograph] is a part of the evidence. I'm not saying it's the truth - it's part of the evidence.

Every single immigrant is part of a larger history that needs to be communicated in all its ambivalences and complexities.

Before I even took pictures I knew that I wanted to have them as hard copy memories.

I use my intuition. I tell my students: use your brains, but also use another part of yourself.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Caring about someone doesn't mean taking care of them.

Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.

Please remember, that even in your darkest moments, you still have the choice to focus your energy on the positive and create a better life.

Whatever you have to say, leave The roots on, let them Dangle And the dirt Just to make clear Where they come from.

I've never even seen a great set fight or a great set meltdown. I seem to always be on these incredibly relaxed sets.

My shows will always be inspired by hip hop culture and my upbringing within it.

The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.

I was as happy as a fish in water, and I could have stayed in that room for ever, have never left that place.

I like money, but I want status.