Charles Moore Quotes

"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."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Nature, Thought, Career)

"Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Change, Society, Difference, Events, Help)

"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."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Time, People, Civil rights, Country, Vote)

"The plastic on your sandwich really doesn't have to be made to last 50 years."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Years)

"There was hostility surrounding doing my job."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Job)

"Memphis is a great town, man. There's a great musical community here. I'm trying to fit in."
- Charles Moore
(Related: Community, Man, Trying)