“I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I'...” — Dorothea Lange Quote

“I many times encountered courage, real courage. Undeniable courage. I've heard it said that that was the highest quality of the human animal. I encountered that many times, in unexpected places. And I have learned to recognize it when I see it.”

“A documentary photograph is not a factual photograph.”

“I believe in living with the camera, and not using the camera.”

“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.”

“Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with courage and concern for others because this is America. This is who we are.”

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.”