James Foley

"To live fully is to live for something larger than yourself."

"We are all broken. The question is whether we break openly or in secret."

"The greatest gift is the gift of being truly seen."

"In the face of evil, goodness is not passive. It is aggressive."

"Every moment is a choice between fear and love. Choose every time."

"To tell a true story in a lying world is an act of revolution."

"We document what we love because we cannot bear to forget it."

"The camera cannot create truth, but it can reveal what truth has always been there."

"To witness another's pain without compassion is to dehumanize them twice."

"History is written by witnesses. Be a careful one."

"The work is hard not because the story is hard, but because the truth is hard."

"Every person you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Document it with mercy."

"To love is to be willing to see the worst and choose the best anyway."

"Silence is complicity. Speak, show, witness."

"The most important moments are often the quietest ones."

"To change the world, first change how you see it."

"Fear of judgment has silenced more truth than judgment itself ever did."

"The camera is a testimony. Make sure yours tells the truth."

"To find meaning, find what breaks your heart and fix it."

"In every person's story is the story of humanity itself."

"The difference between news and story is love."

"To witness and remain unchanged is to refuse to grow."

"Beauty is not the absence of suffering. It is meaning found within it."

"We owe the world our honesty, our attention, and our courage."

"To tell truth in the face of power requires more than words. It requires presence."

"The work continues because the work matters."

"To love someone is to be willing to see them as they truly are."

"The greatest danger is not that we will fail, but that we will stop trying."

"Every image is a prayer. Make sure your prayers are true."

"To document suffering without hope is to diminish it. Always document the hope too."