Because I was born in the South, I'm a Southerner. If I had been born in the North, the West or the Central Plains, I would be just a human being.

I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.

In my case, a papadaddy is a father. My paternal grandfather was called Papa by my father who was called Daddy by me.

Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down but the staying down.

Proponents of intelligent design don't accept that some of the very complex nanomachines that we have inside ourselves could have come about solely on the basis of natural selection.

Who will take medicine unless he knows he is in the grip of disease?

The great thing about the arts is that you can only learn to do it by doing it.

One of my greatest influences is the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

Whining is a form of manipulation. People will give anything to make you shut up.

Miracles are instantaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves, usually at unlikely moments and to those who least expect them.

You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it's true. At the end of the day, we can't always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.

I'm not videotaping my life, but in a way I am trying to put certain things about myself on canvas.

so full of shapes is fancy