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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 !

Man Ray

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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Art Creation Human Mindset Nature See Work
Reality is fabricated out of desire.
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Desire Fabric One Liner Reality
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
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
Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !
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Doctor Greatness Surgeon
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
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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Fact Mindset Myself Quote
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
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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Camera Direction Leadership Time
Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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Information Inspirational Myself Personal Prefer
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 would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.
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Choice Dreams Ideas Myself Photography
I have never painted a recent picture.
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Myself Paint Photograph
I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.
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Existence Myself Paint Photograph Wish
I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.
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Art Humor Joke Myself Success
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Art Love Progress

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