I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society.
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I am a very selfish person.
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The photographs were never about me. They were always about the people who were laying their lives on the line for basic civil rights. I look back and I can't believe there was ever a time in this country when ANY citizen could not vote. The times were appalling.
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I am still in shock and awe at being fired.
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