The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

I think the art world... is a very small pond, and it's a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.

The power of prayer is like turning on a light as it illuminates God's purpose for our lives. There is no greater connection to knowing His will other than the word.

The flow of blessings in our life is directly related to our passing blessings along to someone else.

When we learn to say a deep, passionate yes to the things that really matter, then peace begins to settle onto our lives like golden sunlight sifting to a forest floor.

I believe a radiant, light-filled tomorrow should be normal to the experience of living.

Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life.

Growth and profit are a product of how people work together.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

In the world of words, one of my best-loved tribes is the diatribe.

Do not read good books-life is too short for that-read only the best.

I would prefer to believe that a market in fetal organs would empower women to use their reproductive capabilities to their own economic advantage.

You give my regards to St. Peter, or whoever has his job, but in Hell.

Understanding, above all, is a gift we should never offer uninvited.

For me, being in prison writing in an African language was a way of saying: "Even if you put me in prison, I will keep on writing in the language which made you put me in prison."

When people don't know what you are, you get your heart broken daily.

It's immoral to ask people to risk their life.