16 Quotes by David Douglas Duncan

Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.

The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American.

After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life.

I have taken some hits here and there, but I've been most damaged carrying my little terrier to bed, and I broke my hip turning off the lamp. I've been nicked a few times, but he put me out of business. So life is a very strange adventure.

With Germany conquered, the Kremlin checkmated, Japan converted, it became easier - safer - to peek around looking for someone to fear... and maybe do something about. Ideally, somebody far away, from a country about which almost nothing was known.

Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.

Today, Japan is one of the few countries in the world where one hears laughter everywhere.