George Eastman

“The future of photography is in the hands of the amateur.”

“To my friends: my work is done. Why wait?”

“You press the button, we do the rest.”

“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.”

“The business of the world is not transacted in drawing-rooms.”

“What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.”

“The progress of the world depends almost entirely upon education.”

“I want to make photography as convenient as the pencil.”

“The man who has done his best has done everything.”