One must, of course, have one's entire experience behind one and not have lost the freshness of instinct.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

Destiny reveals itself only when there is truth and action.

But all you see is the crap. So you don't have to believe in anything. So you'll have an excuse to fail.

Americans have the right to have their medical decisions made by them and their doctors, and not by those bureaucrats sitting behind a computer screen hundreds of miles away.

In one way, I suppose, I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.

People always form images of who others are, and they can be inflated images.

Las Vegas makes Reno seem like your friendly neighborhood grocery store.

The worst effect of tutelage is that it negates self-discipline, and therefore people suddenly released from it are almost bound to make fools of themselves.

I'm lonely! I'm bored!

In training, there is no winning or losing. There is only learning.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior