“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” -Leonardo da Vinci

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” 

Take it from the man who brought new meaning to ‘awesome’ by wearing multi-colored 80’s knits. Gotta say, Cosby Sweaters are brilliant.

“If I won’t be myself, who will?” 

Here’s a classic with good ol’ Alfred, just being himself.

One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you’d be stricken blind.” 

Live everyday to the fullest…and take photos while sitting on top of cars like Dorothea Lange.

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”

We applaud your imaginative fashion sense, Albert. Those shoes are genius.

“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.”

Master photographer, Elliott Erwitt, has such an amazing sense of humor conveyed through his photography.

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” - T.S. Eliot

“In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.” -Coco Chanel

“If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.”

Good advice, Doc.