I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man.
Measure a person by what they do with power.
You should know which opportunities to choose.
The best state is that in which bad men are not allowed to hold office, and good men are not allowed to refuse office.
What thou intendest to do, speak not of before thou doest it.
Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at.
Whatever you do, do it well.
Following instructions is overrated.
A good print is really essential. I want to take strong documentary photographs that are as good technically as any of the best technical photographs, and as creative as any of the best fine-art photographs. [. . . ] I don't want to just be a photo essayist; I'm more interested in single images. . . ones that I feel are good enough to stand on their own.
It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.
After seventy years of expository preaching, I have yet to touch the hem of His garment.