Perfection can be a fetish

It seems reasonable to expect that beauty will emerge from a fusion of the individual character and culture of the potter,with the nature of his materials.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

Most people would succeed above themselves.

He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.

Dance is the most intimate art, the most unbrainy art, because it is done wholly with the body, which is so limited in its ability to speak anything but the truth.

I have no wish to win an award that would be tainted.

The real value of setting and achieving goals lies not in the rewards you receive, but in the person you become as a result of reaching your goals.

Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

We have good joint projects in the helicopter and aircraft manufacturing industry. We are considering cooperation and are actively cooperating in space. There are good prospects there [with China].

Henceforth we are dead to everything pertaining to ourselves and alive to His Spirit alone. This requires our exercising faith.