I don't use the accident - 'cause I deny the accident

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.

Art is coming face to face with yourself.

There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.

Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

Nothing great can be achieved without great love.

I'm happier. ... I guess I made up my mind to be that way.

Cyber war takes place largely in secret, unknown to the general public on both sides.

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.

At the end of the day, there is no doubt that the unique spirit embodied by this country has worked, not just to make the world safer, but to make it better.

I can tell you I'm pretty middle-class.

I'm difficult for management. That's why I have the reputation because nobody challenges management.

It is your tax which pays for public spending. The government have no money of their own. There is only taxpayers' money.

I try to hold it in until I get on the ice, then in front of the net sometimes I'll pass gas.

Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.