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

Man Ray

Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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Dreams Drive Imagination Myself Patient Photograph Unconscious
I have never painted a recent picture.
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Myself Paint Photograph
All critics should be assassinated.
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Assassination Criticism One Liner
In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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Automobile Declare Horse
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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Harm Members Ourselves Paint Society
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Admire Craft Dreams Practice
l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph.
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Myself Paint Photograph
If I’d had the nerve, I’d have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn’t, I became a photographer.
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Funny Job Photograph Profession Thief
A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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Determination Dreams Myself Object Realization Record
I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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Done Hustle One Liner
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
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.
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Camera Determination Photographer Picture

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