I am accused often of too much experimentation.., but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do.

Sitting on the floor of a room in Japan, looking out on a small garden with flowers blooming and dragonflies hovering in space, I suddenly felt as if I had been too long above my boots.

On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds.

I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action.

The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space.

An artist must find his expression closely linked to his individual experience or else follow in the old grooves resulting in lifeless forms.

We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... we must concentrate outside ourselves.

At a time when experimentation expresses itself in all forms of life, search becomes the only valid expression of the spirit.

According to one critic, my works looked like scraped billboards. I went to look at the billboards and decided that more billboards should be scraped.

We look at the mountain to see the painting, then we look at the painting to see the mountain.

White lines in movement symbolize a unifying idea which flows through the compartmented units of life bringing the consciousness of a larger relativity.

Being alone is scary, but not as scary as feeling alone in a relationship.

If you don’t sign up your kids for cryonics then you are a lousy parent.

The happier and more stress-free you are, the more people will want to be around you and the more your friends will respect you.

I've definitely run from the cops in the New York City subways.

It takes years to build up, it takes moments to destroy.

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?

Don't swear in the Literal Heart of Jesus.

People here will date goats. But no one wants to date a goat wearing Google glass.

Culturally, I think 'All in the Family' was universal enough to have good timing at any time.

If the NSF had never existed, if the government had never funded American mathematics, we would have half as many mathematicians as we now have, and I don't see anything wrong with that.