Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.

I don't go by the rule book. I lead from the heart, not the head.

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you're doing well.