Sculpture is the art of the hole and the lump.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

The more simple we are, the more complete we become.

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

Patience is also a form of action.

Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life.

The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.

Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

I am so happy that I made someone cry today - don't worry I'm a writer. It's when they make me cry that it's a problem.

I'm not slick. I'm not polished. I think my strength is in reacting.

Commandments are opportunities to exercise our agency and to receive blessings.

You can do anything. Nothing is forbidden.

The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us

The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.

Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table.

The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist.

If an Artist love his Art for its own sake, he will delight in excellence wherever he meets it, as well in the work of another as in his own.