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)

A kind of golden hour one remembers for a life time... Everything was touched with magic.

You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

Life wanted faces that would express what we wanted to tell. Not just the unusual or striking face, but the face that would speak out the message from the printed page. I am always looking for some typical person or face that will tie the picture essay together in a human way.

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.

The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.

Even while you're in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must be loose-jointed, like a relaxed athlete.