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
I would never have done what Id done if Id considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. – Robert Mapplethorpe
So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you – and fight alongside you – until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way. – Barack Obama