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

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 am interested in doing something that cannot be explained.

Safeguarding our health will allow us to fulfill our divine potential and serve others more effectively.

Every flower is a love of a dancing sun, ready to kindle your heart.

We cannot prepare our fate, but we can stir it up.

What is valuable is not new and what is new is not valuable.

Minds are not conquered by force, but by love and high-mindedness.

I had to be my own person and live my own life if I wanted to be happy, and I just did it.

Look at the problems in your life. Ask yourself, 'What kind of thoughts am I having that create this?'

It wasn't so bad being a slave when your owner was yourself and stood up for you.

I actually enjoyed getting lost in Japan's backroads, finding myself in a wasabi farm.

I'm an awfully loyal friend. Once I've started a relationship with someone, it's like they are syrup and I'm a pancake. Their syrup gets into my pancake, so to speak.