We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. We were created to be victorious.

I shouldn't wonder if you didn't wonder much too much!

If fear is cultivated it will become stronger if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.

Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.

My hobby (politics) has become my life. I have the greatest life imaginable. I think I have a greater life than anyone in the universe, in fact.

As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.

I believe that all people that are successful should pay back their cities, their states, their towns, our country.

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Any young person who comes to see me, I say, 'Look, forget about print. You gotta think in terms of getting going with websites and online and that sort of thing.'

I don't think you can teach someone how to come up with good characters or a story.