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

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 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.

Help us to recognize your voice, help us not to be allured by the madness of the world, so that we may never fall away from you, O Lord Jesus Christ.

But some secrets are too delicious not to share.

Your agreement with reality defines your life.

Too late... everything's always too late.

never wait for anyone to make you happy

Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy.

The Israelis wanted to sabotage the Palestinian - Palestinian reconciliation.

The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else's.

I'm still searching for an angel with a broken wing. It's not very easy to find them these days.

Passion isn't always available. The committed get things done even without it.

But, yea, I grew up in a strong Baptist background.