James Foley

"Silence protects the powerful. Truth protects the vulnerable."

"A photograph is a conversation between the photographer and the moment. Listen carefully."

"The most important stories are the ones nobody wants to hear."

"Injustice thrives in the darkness of indifference. Shine your light."

"To love is to be vulnerable. To witness is to love."

"The work that matters most is the work that scares you most."

"We are all witnesses whether we choose to be or not. The choice is in what we do with what we see."

"Beauty exists even in broken places. Especially in broken places."

"A life well-lived is a life spent helping others see."

"The camera cannot lie, but it can refuse to speak. Never let it refuse."

"Suffering becomes meaningful when it is witnessed and shared."

"To report is human. To understand what you report is divine."

"The difference between a tourist and a witness is love."

"Every person has infinite worth. Our job is to make that visible."

"In a world of noise, truth is the rarest sound."

"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is love stronger than fear."

"The stories we choose not to tell haunt us more than the ones we do."

"To document is to remember. To remember is to honor."

"Peace begins when someone decides to tell the truth about war."

"The most radical act is simply paying attention."

"We cannot change what we refuse to see."

"A single story, truly told, can topple empires of lies."

"The world is full of teachers if you're willing to be a student."

"In the presence of suffering, indifference is a choice. Choose differently."

"Time passes whether we witness it or not. The question is: do we witness it truthfully?"

"To love people is to see them. To see them is to change them. To change them is to save the world."

"The camera shows us mirrors. What we do with our reflection defines us."

"Despair is a luxury the suffering cannot afford. Hope is their necessity."

"Words fail. Images persist. This is why we must get the image right."

"The cost of truth-telling is worth the price of peace-making."