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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.

Man Ray

One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
MAN RAY

Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
MAN RAY

Art Humor Joke Myself Success
Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.
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Art Fashion Need Old Photography Point
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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Courage Instagram Captions Makeup One Liner
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
MAN RAY

Art Love Progress
Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
MAN RAY

Doctor Greatness Surgeon
The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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Amount Employment Himself Ideas Material
I paint when I cannot photograph.
MAN RAY

Option Paint Photograph
Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
MAN RAY

Fact Mindset Myself Quote
If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !
MAN RAY

Affair Artist Hands World Worst
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
MAN RAY

Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.
MAN RAY

Camera Determination Photographer Picture
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
MAN RAY

Admire Craft Dreams Practice

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