Top 86 Quotes by Lynsey Addario

About Lynsey Addario

These are some quotes by American author Lynsey Addario Photographer, who was born on November 13, 1973.

I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby.

I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby.

Lynsey Addario

I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.

I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.

Lynsey Addario

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

Lynsey Addario

Where in the world would I rather be than on the front line of history?

Where in the world would I rather be than on the front line of history?

Lynsey Addario

When I first started out, I really felt like, 'I'm a journalist; I will be respected as a neutral observer.' And I don't feel like that holds true anymore. I don't think people respect journalists the same way they once did.

Lynsey Addario

I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.

I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.

Lynsey Addario

I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.

I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.

Lynsey Addario

I never went to school for photography and started when I was pretty young. I was somewhere around 12 or 13. I started photographing as a hobby and carried that hobby through high school and university.

Lynsey Addario

I wanted the ideal personal life, but I also wanted to keep rushing off, and that doesn't work, not unless you've got an incredibly understanding partner.

I wanted the ideal personal life, but I also wanted to keep rushing off, and that doesn't work, not unless you've got an incredibly understanding partner.

Lynsey Addario

I'm constantly struggling. You know, the stories that I feel like I could cover, do the work that I want to do and being a mother. That's really where my struggle is - and being a wife and having a life - and for me it's really hard to find that balance. I'm always struggling to find that balance.

Lynsey Addario

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