Ansel Adams Famous Quotes & Sayings

I never got caught up in playing for history, seeing how many majors I could win, or rewriting the record books. Those are selfish objectives, and the guy who chokes usually does so because he dwells on what it all means to him. I was only worried about my family. And although I had my share of failures, it was never because I choked. — Billy Casper

Fine-art photography is a very small world associated with galleries, museums, and university art programs. It's not like rock music; the products of this world have never been widely seen because the artists are often exploring things that are not already coded in general consciousness. It's not that photographers don't want to be famous, it's just that very few of the views from the edges of culture make the mainstream. Ansel Adams was an exception. — Mark Klett

Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger. — Jim Harrison

When power is up for grabs," Pitt said, "the first casualty is often liberty. — Clive Cussler

Commitment becomes hysterical when those who have nothing to give advocate generosity, and those who have nothing to give up preach renunciation. — Eric Hoffer

I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned. — Britt Ekland

Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this. — Abraham Lincoln

I always try to keep a pretty conservative demeanor on the court. — Julius Erving

Do you think people change? I meant ourselves - do we change? — Virginia Woolf