"In my mind I needed a symbol of today's technology, and I realized that what I wanted to photograph was the Space Shuttle. And so that's where Places of Power came into being."

"I support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black and white, platinum, palladium and digital technology."

"Having photographed the landscape for a number of years and specifically working with trees and in the forest I found, without consciously thinking about it, that it was a great learning experience for me in terms of organizing elements."

"It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward success. But if you look at the way this administration has approached national security, they have kind of got that principle backwards."

"My goal was for acting to become my main income. I would say to myself, 'I'm good enough.' That became my mantra."

"For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."