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> [“The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.” Man Ray”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/the-streets-are-full-of-admirable-craftsmen-but-so-few-practical/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

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> [The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/the-streets-are-full-of-admirable-craftsmen-but-so-few-practical-2/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

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## More by Man Ray

> [All critics should be assassinated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/all-critics-should-be-assassinated/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he who by concentrated application…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/each-one-of-us-in-his-timidity-has-a-limit-beyond-which-he-is/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/a-camera-alone-does-not-make-a-picture-to-make-a-picture-you-need-a/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/personally-i-have-always-preferred-inspiration-to-information/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/i-believe-in-the-relation-between-photography-and-music-and-thats-my/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/just-as-i-work-with-paints-brushes-and-canvas-i-work-with-the-light/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Lipstick is the red badge of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/lipstick-is-the-red-badge-of-courage/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/speaking-of-nudes-i-have-always-had-a-great-fondness-for-this-subject/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [All my life I have painted pictures so that certain people would drop dead when they looked at them, but I have not succeeded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/all-my-life-i-have-painted-pictures-so-that-certain-people-would-drop/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/you-don-t-ask-a-writer-what-typewriter-he-uses/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/i-am-not-going-to-be-dictated-to-by-the-size-of-the-camera-i-use/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [An original is a creation motivated by desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/an-original-is-a-creation-motivated-by-desire/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/dada-cannot-live-in-new-york-all-new-york-is-dada-and-will-not/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/quote-me-as-much-as-you-like-as-a-matter-of-fact-i-don-t-even-mind-if/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

> [If I'd had the nerve, I'd have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn't, I became a photographer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/man-ray/if-i-d-had-the-nerve-i-d-have-become-a-thief-or-a-gangster-but-since/)

[Man Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/man-ray/)

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