I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
MAN RAYI am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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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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All critics should be assassinated.
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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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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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