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I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.

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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Future One Liner Trick Truth
An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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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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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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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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I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
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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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When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.
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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 !
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