I am interested in doing something that cannot be explained.

Painting is still to a great extent dominated by a central image; corners in most cases are like uninvited guests at a party, uneasy and unattended.

I don't believe anyone really likes paint, unless he's tempted to eat it.

Any artist who doesn't think he's the best should quit.

Thomson's small oil sketches of the last years palpitate and throb. They are as direct in attack as a punch in the nose.

With love I draw what I hate.

I make up a set of rules and play within those rules until I win.

Beauty is often worse than wine intoxicating both the holder and beholder.

Don't take 'no' for an answer.

The Aly loafer is our modern take on the penny loafer with a subtle slit across the top. I wear loafers with everything these days- skinny jeans, long skirts and dresses.

Repose without stagnation is the state most favorable to happiness. "The great felicity of life," says Seneca, "is to be without perturbations.

In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.

Momentum, in literary mosaic, derives not from narrative but from the subtle, progressive buildup of thematic resonances.

Have a healthy respect and love for yourself, but don't be taken out by your ego.

People like to put you in a little box, and that's where they are comfortable with you being.

I still believe in what I believed in for 20 years as a Socialist in Parliament, and being a Socialist is not the same as being a utopian.

Lions make leopards tame.