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"There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph."
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"Build roads never seen before. Build bridges never existed before. Build a society never lived before. It is all in your hands now."

"The far we can see, we are! It is time we lifted our eyes beyond the horizon of our present boundaries and see goodies ahead of us."

"My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing."

"Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas."

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"The sky is only the limit if you have not set your eyes on reaching the stars."

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"Black and white are the colors of photography. To me they symbolize the alternatives of hope and despair to which mankind is forever subjected."

"My photographs are not planned or composed in advance, and I do not anticipate that the onlooker will share my viewpoint. However, I feel that if my photograph leaves an image on his mind, something has been accomplished."

"I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimental, and yet, I am conscious of my sentimentality."

"I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above all, I know that life for a photographer cannot be a matter of indifference. Opinion often consists of a kind of criticism. But criticism can come out of love."

"You do your work as a photographer and everything becomes past. Words are more like thoughts; the photographer's picture is always surrounded by a kind of romantic glamor - no matter what you do, and how you twist it."

"There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough - there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph."
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