Margaret Bourke-White Quotes
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The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world…
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I have always thought that if I could turn back the pages of history and photograph one man, my choice would be Moses.
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By some special graciousness of fate I am deposited - as all good photographers like to be - in the right place at the right…
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As photographers, we live through things so swiftly. All our experience and training is focused toward snatching off the highlights... That all significant perfect moment,…
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We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to…
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If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment…
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The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the…
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A kind of golden hour one remembers for a life time... Everything was touched with magic.
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"Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."
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My idea of gardening is to discover something wild in my wood and weed around it with the utmost care until it has a chance…
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Life is beating against the school windows. You must quickly open the doors and go out to learn that no door must be locked against…
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I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.
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If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.
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To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.
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Life wanted faces that would express what we wanted to tell. Not just the unusual or striking face, but the face that would speak out…
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Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.
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If anyone gets in my way when I'm making a picture, I become irrational. I'm never sure what I am going to do, or sometimes…
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A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.
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You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.
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