Margaret Bourke-White Quotes

• I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Wisdom

• To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Humanity

  Tags in Understanding

• If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Art

  Tags in Understanding

• If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Fear

  Tags in Security

• Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand.

  Margaret Bourke-White

• The beauty of the past belongs to the past.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Beauty, History

• Work to me is a sacred thing.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Work

• Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

  Margaret Bourke-White

  Topics in Work

Margaret Bourke-White (8)

Birth:	14th June, 1904
Death:	27th August, 1971
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Photographer

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