The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.

Quote by Diane Arbus

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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one...

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less...

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if...

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

They are the proof of something was there and no longer is. Like a stain....

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as...

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

I sometimes ask myself how it came about that I was the one to develop...

Adults are obsolete children.

Adults are obsolete children.

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

For children to take morality seriously they must be in the presence of adults who...

Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by...

Growing apart doesn't change the fact that for a long time we grew side by...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...