“Part of the difficulty in trying to be both an artist and a businessperson is this: You make a picture because you have seen something beyond price; then you are to turn and assign to your record of it a cash value. If the selling is not necessarily a contradiction of the truth in the picture, it is so close to being a contradiction—and the truth is always in shades of gray-that you are worn down by the threat.” IfsTryingArtistValuesTurnsRecordsTruth IsDifficultyThreatPhotographerSellingContradictionGrayShadeCashWornShades Of Gray Book:Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews Source: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews
“Truth is the pearl without price. One cannot obtain truth by buying it-all you can do is to strive for spiritual truth and when one is ready, it will be given freely. Nor should spiritual truth be sold, lest the seller be injured spiritually. You lose any spiritual contact the moment you commercialize it. Those who have the truth would not be packaging and selling it, so anyone who is selling it, really does not possess it.” ShouldDoeMomentsSpiritualGivenCan DoLosesReadyTruth IsStriveSellingContactBuyingPearlsInjuredSellersSpiritual TruthPackaging Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
“Every age, race, socio-economic background of men are 'johns.' It's a little more complicated who's doing the selling. The truth is that the average street pimp selling American girls is often a man of color, however, Mexican pimps are selling Mexican girls, Russian men are selling Russian girls etc. Those who profit off the sex industry overall are not the ones who are standing out on the street. They're the owners of massage parlors, escort agencies, strip clubs, and brothels.” MenAgeGirlTruth IsComplicatedSellingStanding OutMexicanMassagePimp Author:Rachel Lloyd