If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

To be an artist is to believe in life.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality.

The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you to make a sculpture.

A sculptor is a person obsessed with the form and the shape of things, and it's not just Ihe shape of any one thing, but the shape of any thing and everything.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

Painting and sculpture help other people to see what a wonderful world we live in.

No one can see your visions and dreams as clearly as you can. Purpose is the key to creation manifested through vision.

And when he broke, it was a miracle he managed to find all the pieces of himself again.

In all my life and in the future, I will always be a faithful and loyal servant to all of my compatriots.

I can say to the German people that the United States has been good for Germany. Has looked out for Germany. Has provided security for Germany. Has helped rebuilt Germany. And unify Germany.

A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last.

I want women -- and men -- to feel empowered by a deeper and more psychotic part of themselves. The part they're always trying desperately to hide. I want that to become something that they cherish.

Different is not wrong.

I think toilets are more important than temples.

There is no real appeal for me in an image of a woman on a motorcycle.

[It] has a lot of things in it that I like, but I think it's way too hard on financing things from immigrants.