Never join an organization.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Thanks to the oval I have discovered the meaning of the horizontal and the vertical.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

Art is a wound turned into light.

The painter thinks in terms of form and color. The goal is not to be concerned with the reconstitution of an anecdotal fact, but with constitution of a pictorial fact.

The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

A painting without something disturbing in it – what's that?.

Art is polymorphic. A picture appears to each onlooker under a different guise.

If we had never met Picasso, would Cubism have been what it is? I think not. The meeting with Picasso was a circumstance in our lives.

a spiritual life without prayer is like the gospel without Christ.

Joy, not sorrow.Laughter, not tears.Life, not death.Love, not blame.

Neil said to me once that in times of desperation, you have to force yourself to make a decision.It's your choice, he said. Us or them. So choose.

Do remember, though, that sometimes the people you oppress become mightier than you would like.

I am what I am. I love me! And I don't mean that egotistically - I love that God has allowed me to take whatever it was that I had and to make something out of it.

The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.

Horses and jockeys mature earlier than people - which is why horses are admitted to racetracks at the age of two, and jockeys before they are old enough to shave.

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

There is no use in your walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home.

Be moderate in prosperity, prudent in adversity.