“My father was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, which ha...” — Annie Leibovitz Quote

“My father was stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, which had a hospital where they brought casualties straight from the battlefield. My mother was kind of a sophisticated bohemian, and my father was in the military to make a living.”

“What has stayed true all the way through my work is my composition, I hope, and my sense of color.”

“I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.”

“I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected.”

“I realized I couldn't be a journalist because I like to take a side, to have an opinion and a point a view; I liked to step across the imaginary boundary of the objective view that the journalist is supposed to have and be involved.”

“My lens of choice was always the 35 mm. It was more environmental. You can't come in closer with the 35 mm.”

“My goal is to simplify complexity. I just want to build stuff that really simplifies our base human interaction.”

“I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am.”

“In California, of all places, entertainment is the key to a vibrant economy. If we do not develop young adults capable of entering that world, the financial base of this state is sure to suffer and impact all of us.”

“My inspiration is always what I think my fans want to listen to. I often write about social problems. If I'm not going through it or I haven't gone through it, I want to make sure it touches someone. That's what I base my music on.”

“Hopefully my fan base doesn't lock me into 'Twilight,' you lose yourself. You should do things for you, and I have been really lucky to have things that really rock me and really move me falling into my lap.”

“Tinned food can be cheaper than buying fresh stuff. Things like tinned carrots, tinned potatoes, mushy peas make a good base for a soup.”