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Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.
Edward Steichen 
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Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Pablo Picasso
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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
Albert Camus
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To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
Ambrose Bierce
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It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.
Henri Matisse
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To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
Robert Schumann
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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
Kahlil Gibran
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