It is true that the environment does have an influence but what has much greater effect on the artist is love or hatred.He uses his setting to express these things.

Don't mind what people say to you, find out what you have in yourself and do your best, that is the only hope in life

One judges an epoch as much by its Art as by its customs.

The great artist is conscious of the talent and power he possesses otherwise he would not see his faults and so would not be able to improve.

It must have been then that I began to lose faith in reasonable argument as the sole measure of truth.

No matter where you go or what you do to distract yourself, reality catches up with you eventually

You have put me in here a cub, but I will come out roaring like a lion, and I will make all hell howl!

You're either on the Merry go round or you're not.

I inhale loneliness like it is the sweet smell of virgin earth conquered by fiery rain drops. Within me, I'm a thousand others.

I was the life and she was the soul of every party.

I can play in the center, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

The question is the primary form of communication for little kids.

Art came fluidly, so I was able to teach myself many of the things I thought were important by copying and mimicking my artistic idols.

A creative person has to #‎ create .