By the end of this century, of course, America is the dominant world power, economically and militarily, and it has not only enlarged the freedoms of its own citizens — which was very circumscribed in...

Jon takes a lot of pride in providing the best water possible and this has really been bothering him.

Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.

I don’t think the pictures and words can be separated, … If you get an amazing photograph, like the dust clouds blowing over a small town in Kansas, it’s not enough to look at the...

Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.

Once we get further into the irrigation season and start using more water, we’ll get all of it flushed out.

For 50 years my father worked for the railroad.

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth.

I think America has a brilliant future.

In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out. It is more elegant to pontificate than it is to sweat.

Throughout America’s young history there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group.

The purpose of the book is to see what happened to America; both to the people in it, and to its relationships with the rest of the world.

When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things – mainly the vitality and the freedoms.

The Bible of Photojournalism

It’s a story of terrific heroism (with) many, many dramatic stories of individuals,

We’re all told that people are busy, and have short attention spans, and yet these stories are so marvelous, and really ought to be read.