If I had the energy, I would have done it all over the county.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

More of me comes out when I improvise.

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.

It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say, loneliness. I don't know. It could be the whole human condition.

To me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're traveling.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

If you're jealous of someone else it simply means you have not come to a true acceptance and appreciation of yourself.

With an 'advanced' artist, it's not now possible to make a portrait.

I grew up north of Chicago, not far from where the Schwinn bicycle plant used to be, and was conscious of the fact that these beautiful, everlasting bikes were made just down the road.

As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big.

It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.

I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

They are all my favourites. All of them.

The opportunity to be a storyteller is the greatest thing in the world, and I feel so lucky and really love it.

Every morning, in your first view of the day, you have the choice to say, 'Good morning, God' or 'Good God, morning.'