Drawing is like the first kiss. It carries within it the deepest emotion and the challenge of the first step. It is the first cry after birth

Life is the journey between darkness of the womb and darkness of the grave.

I have to display what I have seen to people.

Darkness is where we begin and where we end. We don't usually see light traveling in darkness of space because we only can see its reflection on substance.

The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact.

I discovered that the most dangerous mask is the one worn by intelligent people because they are clever at their disguise.

Everyday hundreds of people came to the hospital... dying, and I have to introduce life into them again... my duty was to compete with death.

I think we need a huge dose of love.

Art should stimulate.

I have students whose fathers are voting for Sarah Palin. It's wild.

To preach the gospel is to stae every doctrine contained in God's word, and to give every truth its proper prominence.

I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I think there's something about the act of writing that organizes thoughts and memories.

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

The happiest is he who suffers the least pain; the most miserable, he who enjoys the least pleasure.

Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.

If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them.

It takes a unique woman to see me as any sort of catch.

I've been thinking a lot about folks denying what has happened in history, or just not acknowledging it.

It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job.