I stand at a distance, like a person who comes from another world.

Vision is an intelligent form of thought

In retrospect I can see that my desire to create abstractions has become more and more radical. Art should not be delivering a report on reality, but should be looking at what's behind something.

I read a picture not for what's really going on there, I read it more for what is going on in our world generally.

I am never interested in the individual, but in the human species and its environment.

Since the photographic medium has been digitized, a fixed definition of the term photography has become impossible.

Any claims on the truth in my pictures are only to be answered in the sense that a particular event did in fact happen and did take place in the here and now.

A word is worth a thousand images.

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.

We are alone on this planet. It's not a choice. Here we are. This is what everyone has to deal with.

I pursue one goal the encyclopaedia of life.

In a brutal country like ours, where human life is 'cheap', it's stupid to destroy yourself for the sake of your beliefs. Beliefs? High ideas? Only people in rich countries can enjoy such luxuries.

When two men fight over a woman it's the fight they want, not the woman.

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.

What is a Communist? One who hath yearnings For equal division of unequal earnings, Idler or bungler, or both, he is willing, To fork out his copper and pocket your shilling.

I felt like time was a great sea, and I was floating on the back of a turtle, and no sails broke the horizon.

We may think of ourselves as civilized, but there is always a wildness within.

One thing I would like to see is a stronger ladder series for up-and-coming American drivers.

The internal conditions in Iran are worsening in all aspects. Poverty and unemployment are becoming more severe, despite the fact that Iran has turned into a developed and industrialized country.

Why needs a man be rich? Why must he have horses, fine garments, handsome apartments, access to public houses, and places of amusement? Only for want of thought.

We're going to try to do more to communicate the value of activation to customers in addition to making the process simpler and more consistent.