The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that horse, or he can put it back in his pocket at the very last minute.

Quote by Robert Capa

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The pictures are there, and you just take them.

The pictures are there, and you just take them.

In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position...

In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position...

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record...

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record...

For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana...

For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana...

I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and...

I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and...

It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian.

It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian.

The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.

The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.

This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less...

This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less...

I am a gambler. I decided to go in with Company E in the first...

I am a gambler. I decided to go in with Company E in the first...

I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life.

I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life.

If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.

If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.