If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

Usually I object when someone makes over-much of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.

We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to others.

War makes its own morals.

The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.

It seems to me that while it is very important to get a striking picture of a line of smoke stacks or a row of dynamos, it is becoming more and more important to reflect that life that goes on behind these photographs. (1935)

The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.