26 Quotes by Charles Moore


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    Memphis is a great town, man. There's a great musical community here. I'm trying to fit in.

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    I don't go there. It's why they give and how they give that is important, as opposed to how much they give.

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    Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change.

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    My brother Jim and I saw our father go into the jails and pray with the inmates Sunday after Sunday. He prayed with both blacks and whites. If we ever repeated any slurs we heard on the playground, he'd tell us very softly, "I don't want to hear those words.

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    My career was 100% different from what I intended to do. I thought I'd photograph nature and landscapes but I wound up photographing the changing of the times.

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    We dug a hole in the first quarter. It hurts to lose, but we had a real good run. These girls did a great job. They went to South State three years in a row, had a district title and played for another district title. They've done a great job in rebuilding the program.

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    The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling.

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