The first man to fence in a piece of land, saying "this is mine" and who found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.

When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself "Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!"

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

The universe was born restless and has never since been still.

I felt before I thought

God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.

I have always believed that good is only beauty put into practice.

It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.

We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso)

Cities are the sinks of the human race.

The landscapist lives in silence.

Young. Old. Just words. Inside we feel like our shoe size.

I do think that drugs and alcohol have been glorified and exoticized in such a way that it gets into the art world.

Evolution is a myth. God creates the future the way he wants it.

I learnt from Flo how to be mother. Flo was patient, tolerant. She was supportive. She was always there. She was playful. She enjoyed having her babies, as good mothers do.

A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.

No poet is ever completely lost. He has the secret of his childhood safe with him, like some secret cave in which he can kneel. And, when we read his poetry, we can join him there.

Effective management always means asking the right question.

There was no Lo to behold.

Happinessis a byproduct of function. Those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.