Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.

The trouble with photographing beautiful women is that you never get into the dark room until after they've gone.

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record

Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.

My chief joy is to photograph the great in heart, in mind, and in spirit, whether they be famous or humble.

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.

It should be the aim of every photographer to make a single exposure that shows everything about the subject. I have been told that my portrait of Churchill is an example of this.

The art is the challenge which you must meet every day: the technique you should learn to control with time. The science and the art of photography are really one, and not opposed to each other.

We may never be able to pay directly for the gifts of true friendship - but pay we must, even though we make our payment to someone who owes us nothing, in some other place and at some other time.

My personal interest in ordinary people is unlimited, but I am fascinated by the challenge of portraying true greatness adequately with my camera.

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.

I remember only images, snapshots burned into me, bleeding into each other until I no longer knew the order in which they had happen.

In the business world, there is no gray. Either you are black, or you are white-washed.

Sometimes, to fix something, you need to completely ruin something else

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

The wall is silence, the grass is sleep, Tall trees of peace their vigil keep, And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled. Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.

Mr. Knightley seemed to be trying not to smile; and succeeded without difficulty, upon Mrs. Elton's beginning to talk to him.

The 33 or 34-year-olds will be 36 or 37 by the time the next World Cup comes around, if they're not careful.

When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.

We can find loopholes in a lot of things if we want to bend the rules of the church.

Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.