Results alone should be appraised; the way in which these are achieved is of importance only to the maker.

Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn't photogenic.

If I have any 'message' worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no short cuts in photography.

Now, to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravity before going for a walk.

Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.

This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.

Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be.

I would say to any artist: Don't be repressed in your work, dare to experiment, consider any urge, if in a new direction all the better.

The camera sees more than the eye, so why not make use of it?

Why limit yourself to what your eyes see when you have an opportunity to extend your vision?

Ultimately success or failure in photographing people depends on the photographer's ability to understand his fellow man.

There's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in. And definitely get out of high school and make everyone sorry.

It doesn't matter how old you are, " Lila said. "What matters is how you live.

The reason why I praise the lion is because the lion is the king of the jungle.

In some way the secret vice exhales its poison; and the evil passion, however cunningly masked, stains through to the surface.

And, like the great damned souls, I shall always feel that thinking is worth more than living.

In visualizing, or making a mental picture you are not endeavoring to change the laws of nature. You are fulfilling them.

Whether we like it or not, men have more of the offices, more of the higher jobs, more of the seats in Congress. Men need to re-examine what their power is. We need to understand how to use it.

I'm an all-things-in-moderation kind of person. I do eat a warm donut occasionally. I especially enjoy a cider donut when I'm apple picking. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.

Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.