“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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
“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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
“Quit looking for an answer, Jim. There fuckin' ain't one. Fuck yeah, I'm still looking for God's telephone number.” — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
“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,… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share Image
This was in San Francisco, in 1987. A bunch of kids were camped out in the Riviera Hotel - boy hustlers and their sugar… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
Every single immigrant is part of a larger history that needs to be communicated in all its ambivalences and complexities. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
I'm not a politically radical person. In fact, I'm much more interested in being radical aesthetically. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
[A photograph] is a part of the evidence. I'm not saying it's the truth - it's part of the evidence. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
“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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
“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:… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
“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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
“Quit looking for an answer, Jim. There fuckin' ain't one. Fuck yeah, I'm still looking for God's telephone number.” — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
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,… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
Before I even took pictures I knew that I wanted to have them as hard copy memories. — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
“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… — Jim Goldberg Copy Share
![“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 him, to pass on his knowledge and good nature. It's a mystery. Dave is an inspiration to…” quote by Jim Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d29/jim-goldberg-28596_good-nature_i-don-t-know-why-he-isn-t-dead-maybe-he_2684077.png)