So I Went To Chicago In 1940,

I Was Born To A Black Childhood Of Confusion And Poverty. The Memory Of That Beginning Influences My Work Today, It Is Impossible Now To Photograph A Hungry Child Without Remembering The Hunger Of My Old Childhood.

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.

The Guy Who Takes A Chance, Who Walks The Line Between The Known And Unknown, Who Is Unafraid Of Failure, Will Succeed.

The Photographer Begins To Feel Big And Bloated And So Big He Can't Walk Through One Of These Doors Because He Gets A Good Byline; He Gets Notices All Over The World And So Forth; But They're Really - The Important People Are The People He Photographs.

If You Don't Have Anything To Say, Your Photographs Aren't Going To Say Much.