To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live. Be a man before being an artist!

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.

The more simple we are, the more complete we become.

The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just chop off whatever isn't needed.

Patience is also a form of action.

Love your calling with passion, it is the meaning of your life.

The human body is first and foremost a mirror to the soul and its greatest beauty comes from that.

Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.

Maybe you never considered yourself a bully, a batterer or an abuser before, but maybe you are — to yourself.

I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four.

It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.

Since the 17th century, insurance agents have been the foremost experts on risk.

If ever I said in grief or pride, I'd tired of honest things, I lied.

Don’t be in a rush to get big. Be in a rush to have a great product.

I try to help other people get through difficult times in their own lives.

A small-state world would not only solve the problems of social brutality and war; it would solve the problems of oppression and tyranny. It would solve all problems arising from power.

I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.

My earliest memories of my father are of seeing him work at his desk and realizing that he was happy. I did not know it then, but that was one of the most precious gifts a father can give his child.