“A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool. ”
Thoughts on Photography
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.”
“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are.”
“No place is boring if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and a pocket of unexposed film.”
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow.””
Thoughts on Failure
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. – Ben Franklin
Failure isn't fatal, but failure to change might be. - John Wooden
Everything you want is on the other side of fear. - Jack Canfield
Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable. - Coco Chanel
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. - Robert F. Kennedy
The phoenix must burn to emerge. - Janet Fitch
If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. - Ken Robinson
Giving up is the only sure way to fail. - Gena Showalter
Thoughts on Perseverance
I don't count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. That is when I start counting, because then it really counts. That's what makes you a champion. – Muhammad Ali
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. --- Newt Gingrich
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't — either way you're right. – Henry Ford
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. -- Walter Elliot
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent. -- William Cobbett
Perseverance and perspective until victory. -- Lincoln Diaz-Balart