David Douglas Duncan Quotes

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• So many people are exploiting the name Picasso - and, in a way, even the estate is doing it.
• Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and knowing nothing about Picasso, I had the audacity to knock on his door, became his friend, and took thousands…
• War is in the eyes.
• My only rule: I never photographed the face of the dead, ever, out of respect for the families.
• Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.
• The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American.
• Gandhi was a strange guy. There was this simplistic manner; but nobody knows what it cost to provide the simple life of Mohandas Gandhi. Nobody.…
• With Germany conquered, the Kremlin checkmated, Japan converted, it became easier - safer - to peek around looking for someone to fear... and maybe do…
• Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.
• Today, Japan is one of the few countries in the world where one hears laughter everywhere.

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