Enthusiasm is the electricity of life. How do you get it? You act enthusiastic until you make it a habit. Enthusiasm is natural; it is being alive, taking the initiative, seeing the importance of what you do, giving it dignity and making what you do important to yourself and to others.

I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake.

The camera could be a very powerful instrument against discrimination, against poverty, against racism.

I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and will be doing more writing and do at least two assignments a year besides my writing.

Use anger to emotionalize whatever thing you intend to do in life - being a painter, a poet or a photographer

You know, the camera is not meant just to show misery.

But I do feel a little teeny right now that I'm just about ready to start, and winter is entering. Half past autumn has arrived.