So many people are exploiting the name Picasso – and, in a way, even the estate is doing it. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
Gandhi was a strange guy. There was this simplistic manner; but nobody knows what it cost to provide the simple life of Mohandas Gandhi. Nobody. He traveled on a train by himself. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
The Marines in Korea never feared ‘friendly fire’ or artillery coming from the South Koreans – from their allies – like they did later in Vietnam, fighting with the South Vietnamese. The Koreans could be trusted. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, and knowing nothing about Picasso, I had the audacity to knock on his door, became his friend, and took thousands of photographs, of him, his studios, his life and his friends. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
After I left the Marines in ’46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy – I loved that life. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
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. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really. David Douglas Duncan Read Quote
