I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality

Idleness and solitude led to these dramatics: an ordinary turd indulging himself as the chief of sinners.

Being the best you can betakes courage. You need to ownyour decisions and have thecourage to see them through.

When the big things in our life start changing, we rely more heavily on small certainties to make us feel secure.

Your initial opinion on just about anything may change over time.

Now let me burn out for God.

The lessons near and far have taught us that our truth is Kuwait, and our involvement with this fact is what created for us, with God's graciousness, our victory set.

Eurasia ended up with the most domesticated animal species in part because it's the world's largest land mass and offered the most wild species to begin with.

The smallest thing in its rightful place can lead to the highest goals.

In fact, I believe to a certain extent a person today who starts with just clay, with no drawing and no painting and no figure drawing, still-life drawing, various things, they miss a great deal.