An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
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An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
MAN RAY
Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don’t use these modern cameras which break down all the time !
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I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.
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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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Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him.
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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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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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Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.
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