I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isnt. And thats a tough place to be because youre never satisfied. – Robert Mapplethorpe
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I cant be. – Robert Mapplethorpe
People dont have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography. – Robert Mapplethorpe
This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I dont get it. – Robert Mapplethorpe
Well, I think by any expectation South Africa has come a tremendously long way. Weve seen a society that many people thought couldnt withstand a peaceful transition to democracy without a great deal of violence, in fact, make that transition and do it in relative peace and security. – Susan Rice