There's a kind of power thing about the camera. I mean everyone knows you've got some edge. You're carrying some magic which does something to them. It fixes them in a way.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories

Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

Take pictures of what you fear.

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.

I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.

Be mindful of your thoughts and words for they are the pen writing that which will manifest.

Beethoven can write music thank God - but he can do nothing else on earth.

I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.

You can't just read the Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at personalities, at economics, and so on.

Everyone thirsteth after gaine.

Innovation happens because there are people out there doing and trying a lot of different things.

It is only losers that are prosecuted.

I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.

Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.

serious difficulties don't vanish by themselves, they are standing around your bed when you open the eyes the next morning.