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"To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one's head, one's eye and one's heart on the same axis."
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"When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it."
"My sense was that most of the elected officials in Washington - in their heart of hearts - really believe that the system can't be too bad because it produced them."
"Relentless improvement of the product and upgrading of consumer tastes are the heart of mass merchandising."
"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own."
"Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved."
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
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"The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box."
"Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again."
"In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv."
"Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes."
"We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory."
"To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event."
"The photograph itself doesn't interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality."
"Actually, I'm not all that interested in the subject of photography. Once the picture is in the box, I'm not all that interested in what happens next. Hunters, after all, aren't cooks."
"Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event. During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late."
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