My photography comes from absolute matter-of-fact situations but also from a deep curiosity that I possess for people, for what they do and how they think.

Photography is like a river with a thousand streams that never converge.

As a photographer you have to do things you don't want to.

If you're utopian, you're never satisfied.

The present no matter what I brought couldn’t change the past. The Past was set and sealed.

American Idol' has done a great job of defaming my name and throwing a lot of mud at me for the past two years, so that set up a lot of roadblocks for me.

How can it be so unclear to her when it's like the fingers on my hand to me?

The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, they're drenched in sweat.

President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.

The most difficult instrument to play in the orchestra is second fiddle.

You get what you ask for in this life. If you ask for nothing, you get nothing.

Most people perceive moderates as timid, middle-of-the-roaders, who can't take a stand.

Akiko Tsuruga ranks as one of the top organists around today.