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I don't think you can impose a social order from the top down.

So many people are exploiting the name Picasso - and, in a way, even the estate is doing it.

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.

From David Douglas Duncan

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.

From David Douglas Duncan

I was a war correspondent in Korea. I did a book on it: 'This is War.'

From David Douglas Duncan

War is in the eyes.

From David Douglas Duncan

My only rule: I never photographed the face of the dead, ever, out of respect for the families.

From David Douglas Duncan

War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere. Everyplace you go, there is something to photograph in a war, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a train crash or an earthquake. You can't miss it.

From David Douglas Duncan

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

From David Douglas Duncan

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

From David Douglas Duncan

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