Sight is the noblest sense of man.

Geometry is the foundation of all painting.

If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.

Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

Art is embedded in nature and they who can extract it, have it.

As I grew older, I realized that it was much better to insist on the genuine forms of nature, for simplicity is the greatest adornment of art.

Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.

No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.

The new art must be based upon science - in particular, upon mathematics, as the most exact, logical, and graphically constructive of the sciences.

The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.

Love and delight are better teachers than compulsion.

Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable, ' but it's good to have that last 20 percent where you're right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.

It is neither wealth nor splendor but tranquility and occupation which give happiness.

Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don't have to be physical with them.

When you have a good movie, it's hard to categorize it. It's everything. It makes you laugh, makes you cry and makes you think.

I'll admit I never wanted to be in a band. Then, in X-Factor, they put me in this group and it's the best thing that ever happened to me.

Why add prime numbers? Prime numbers are made to be multiplied, not added.

I've read everything Thomas Wolfe ever wrote; my brother and I memorized whole chapters of 'You Can't Go Home Again' and 'Look Homeward, Angel.'

Acceptance is the magic that makes change possible. It is not forever, it is for the present moment

Narcissus turned and scowled at Leo. “Who are you?” “I’m the Super-sized McShizzle, man!” Leo said. “I’m Leo Valdez, bad boy supreme. And the ladies love a bad boy.

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times.