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> [ “I don't know why he isn't dead, maybe he's lucky. Certainly his physical self is dead. Before the streets, drugs, IV use, and hustling -medically - his body is not right. \[...\] So there is some will to live in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/i-don-t-know-why-he-isn-t-dead-maybe-he-s-lucky-certainly-his/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

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## More by Jim Goldberg

> [This was in San Francisco, in 1987. A bunch of kids were camped out in the Riviera Hotel - boy hustlers and their sugar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/this-was-in-san-francisco-in-1987-a-bunch-of-kids-were-camped-out-in/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [Every single immigrant is part of a larger history that needs to be communicated in all its ambivalences and complexities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/every-single-immigrant-is-part-of-a-larger-history-that-needs-to-be/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [I'm not a politically radical person. In fact, I'm much more interested in being radical aesthetically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/i-m-not-a-politically-radical-person-in-fact-i-m-much-more-interested/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [ \[A photograph\] is a part of the evidence. I'm not saying it's the truth - it's part of the evidence. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/a-photograph-is-a-part-of-the-evidence-i-m-not-saying-it-s-the-truth/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [“I mean, they say they've gotta change the street kids' lives. Well, that's true. But you can't take somebody from point A to point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/i-mean-they-say-they-ve-gotta-change-the-street-kids-lives-well-that/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/my-only-agenda-is-to-bring-attention-to-otherwise-ignored-and-shunned/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [In order to figure this artmaking stuff out, it's trial and error and experimentation, and takes some time and hard thinking. Putting work out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/in-order-to-figure-this-artmaking-stuff-out-it-s-trial-and-error-and/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [“Dave: ''Will you ever be happy Echo?'' Echo: ''I don’t know I haven’t tried it yet.'' Dave: ''Let’s give it a shot together.'' Echo:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/dave-will-you-ever-be-happy-echo-echo-i-don-t-know-i-haven-t-tried-it/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [“I show Dave the dummy for my book. He reads every bit of writing, looks at every picture, and asks no questions. When he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/i-show-dave-the-dummy-for-my-book-he-reads-every-bit-of-writing-looks/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [“Quit looking for an answer, Jim. There fuckin' ain't one. Fuck yeah, I'm still looking for God's telephone number.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/quit-looking-for-an-answer-jim-there-fuckin-ain-t-one-fuck-yeah-i-m/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [There are many images which I miss on purpose. I've done too many of them before and photographing them again doesn't change the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/there-are-many-images-which-i-miss-on-purpose-i-ve-done-too-many-of/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [In Europe, I am an outsider. I don't really understand anything that I am seeing. I can be welcomed into people's homes, I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/in-europe-i-am-an-outsider-i-don-t-really-understand-anything-that-i/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [Before I even took pictures I knew that I wanted to have them as hard copy memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/before-i-even-took-pictures-i-knew-that-i-wanted-to-have-them-as-hard/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [Since 1970, I've been using text and ephemera as well as photographs in order to tell stories of one kind or another. There's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/since-1970-i-ve-been-using-text-and-ephemera-as-well-as-photographs/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

> [“I don't know why he isn't dead, maybe he's lucky. Certainly his physical self is dead. Before the streets, drugs, IV use, and hustling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goldberg/i-don-t-know-why-he-isn-t-dead-maybe-he-s-lucky-certainly-his/)

[Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goldberg/)

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