The cool blade Severs between coolness, apple-rind Compelling a recognition.

The boughs of the oak are roaring inside the acorn.

Any critic of Cezanne who described him as a painter of country scenes would be moving in the wrong direction. You must begin with the question of style . . .

In all pursuits men complain of failure when they have not attained the measure of success they proposed to themselves.

To many men, moderate success is only another aspect of failure.

False zeal is every day bringing true zeal into disrepute.

There are portraits and still-lifes And the first, because 'human' Does not excel the second

The confidence felt, when dealing with genuine reputation, often outweighs the simplicity of price.

Money is the fruit of evil as often as the root of it.

When people see success, particularly investors, they are much more willing to invest in artistic projects.

Don't look at people like they're fools. I don't want to be misunderstand...and I don't want to be a fool again.

Every single person on the planet is rewarded for one thing and one thing only, and that is for serving other people. The more you serve others, the higher your reward.

People who are most interested in telling the truth about others are generally the least interested in having the truth told about themselves.

I was raised by television. It was my first cultural window. It was a constant companion.

I'm a national security liberal, which I tell people because it's meant to sound absurd.

I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.

If you'd have asked me when I was auditioning for High School Musical if I ever thought I was going to play a Marine.