The expressive techniques of painting are capable of conveying an analogy but not an impossible photograph of a moment.

To say that a thing is beautiful is simply an act of faith, not a measurement on some kind of scale.

Nothing is important save the spiritual state that enables one to subjectify one's thoughts to a sensation and to think only of the sensation, all the while searching to express it.

I do not belong to any school, I simply want to do something that is personal to my self.

Conceive of a picture really as a series of harmonies.

There is no art without a poetic aim.

We perceive nature through the senses, which give us images of forms of colour, sounds etc. A form which exists only in relation to another form on its own, it does not exist.

The painter’s instrument is his armchair.

Prayer does not alter that which God has determined

Always ask yourself the question "Is this going to help get me to my goal or not?

I look at the human life like an experiment. Every new moment, every new experience, tragic or otherwise, is an opportunity to gain a more accurate perspective and helps lead me to clarity.

People who can be very good can be very bad too.

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

Music is, I think, the best way to... not forget, but to just escape for a moment.

We are soldiers who devote ourselves to arms not for the invasion of other countries, but for the defense of our own, not for the gratification of our private interests but for public security

I've had such extremes in my life. From being this kind of wild kid, to one year studying to be a Franciscan priest at the seminary....I was very frustrated.

Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.

Raucous drunken trumpets and instrumentation tend to guide the way you think. They can give you a path to follow lyrically.