There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

More of me comes out when I improvise.

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.

It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say, loneliness. I don't know. It could be the whole human condition.

To me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're traveling.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

Well, I've always been interested in approaching a big city in a train, and I can't exactly describe the sensations, but they're entirely human and perhaps have nothing to do with aesthetics.

Tell me, who in this life, were never guided in course of their realization of their goal?

Half the worry in the world is caused by people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which to base a decision.

I suggest that the best geologist is he who has seen most rocks.

[the downfall of our political system is the] buying and selling of politicians...bribery. In the private sector, you're arrested for it. In the public sector, it's the norm.

I used to buy lottery tickets every week until I realised you could watch it on TV for nothing.

If we want Swaraj to be built on non-violence, we will have to give the villages their proper place.

Anything and everything you can think of can turn your life around.

I would be the last person who would say immigrants are not important to America.

Science is wisdom reduced to practice.

No matter how small, a favor deserves thanks.