"When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God."

Robert Mapplethorpe, American Photographer

God, Art, Work

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"When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God."

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"God and other artists are always a little obscure....."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

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"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion."

Albrecht Dürer, German Artist

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"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you."

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"God is more interested in your future and your relationships than you are."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies."

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"Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are - more humane."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess."

Self-Awareness

"I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence."

Existence

"I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied."

Beauty

"I just try to live my life and do my thing."

Life

"My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be."

Family

"When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist."

Sex

"I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life."

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"I just want to be written about as a normal artist."

Art

"With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing."

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"The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved."

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