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So many people are exploiting the name Picasso - and, in a way, even the estate is doing it. David Douglas Duncan
People Way Picasso Name Doing So Many People Estate Exploiting Many Even
The Marines in Korea never feared 'friendly fire' or artillery coming from the South Koreans - from their allies - like they did later in Vietnam, fighting with the South Vietnamese. The Koreans could be trusted. David Douglas Duncan
Fire Fighting Marines Later Feared Allies Could Never Like Korea Koreans Coming South Trusted Friendly Did Artillery Vietnam Vietnamese
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and knowing nothing about Picasso, I had the audacity to knock on his door, became his friend, and took thousands of photographs, of him, his studios, his life and his friends. David Douglas Duncan
Life Nothing Took City Photographs Thousands Born About Picasso Had Studios Knock Knowing Missouri Him Became Audacity His Friend Friends Door Kansas Kansas City
I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.' David Douglas Duncan
War Book Correspondent Korea Did War Correspondent
My only rule: I never photographed the face of the dead, ever, out of respect for the families. David Douglas Duncan
Respect Face Rule Out Photographed Only Never Dead Families Ever
Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in. David Douglas Duncan
People Run Photographs Some Guys Could Take Sing Were Interested Found Fast
After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life. David Douglas Duncan
Life Happy Marines Stay Left Very Wanted After Loved
Today, Japan is one of the few countries in the world where one hears laughter everywhere. David Douglas Duncan
Today World Laughter Few Everywhere Countries Hears Where Japan
I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death. David LaChapelle
Death Thinking Our About Like Decay Human Bodies Flesh Eventual Fragility
I never want people to be repulsed with my pictures; I always want to attract people. David LaChapelle
People Never Pictures Attract Always Want Repulsed
People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore. David LaChapelle
Beautiful Age People Young Despite Relevant Jobs Stay Devalued Efforts Get Anymore Hollywood
I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling. David LaChapelle
Work Day Me Photography Painting Kid Would Like Hours Calling Always Camera Handled Loved Then
I've never wanted to be part of an inner circle of any scene. I've always been an outsider looking to question and subvert. David LaChapelle
Circle Looking Scene Never Outsider Part Always Been Question Any Wanted Subvert Inner
The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic. David LaChapelle
Life Unless See Superficial About Adornment Becomes Materialistic Very Human Anything Body Your Need
I would rather die than be a serious artist, or a fake artist. David LaChapelle
Would Rather Fake Than Die Artist Serious
I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation. David LaChapelle
Love Fashion Beauty Mark Civilisation Glamour
I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time. David LaChapelle
Life Time People Consistency My Life Long Long Time Having Like
My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I was brought up that way. David LaChapelle
Me Respect Mother Plants Animals Living Way Brought About Vegetarian Am Lot Up Taught Plants And Animals Things
For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to like more, to be more open and enjoy more things, which has given me more opportunities. David LaChapelle
Me Opportunities Sense Enjoy Easier Critic Find Given More Open Like Than Which Dislike Them Things
My mum was one of those people who really wasn't allowed to be an artist, because she worked in a factory and she came from the war and all that stuff. She really has an artist's soul. David LaChapelle
War Soul People Those Factory Allowed Stuff She Because Came Artist Worked Really Who Mum
As you get older, you think about things differently from when you do in your twenties, when you think you'll live forever. David LaChapelle
You Live Older Think About Forever Get Your Twenties Differently Things
The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is the cutting edge of the mind. Diane Arbus
World Mind Edge Action Only Contemplation Hand Cutting Cutting Edge Grasped
You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw. Diane Arbus
You See About Someone Essentially Flaw Them Notice Street
I think it does, a little, hurt to be photographed. Diane Arbus
Hurt Think Photographed Does Little
Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain. Diane Arbus
Change Men Vain Too Our Apt Children Craving Full Appetites Larger Growth
I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself. Diane Arbus
Work Myself Something Instead Like Arrange Arranging Front Mean Stand Things Awkwardness
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