When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

The sunflower is mine, in a way.

Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

How lovely yellow is! It stands for the sun.

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.

Let the past be the past as you make your way into the future.

Poor food and water for dinner, a bent arm for a pillow – that is where joy resides. For me, wealth and renown without honor are nothing but drifting clouds.

Some people believe in imaginary friends. I believe in imaginary numbers.

To vigorous men intimacy is a matter of shame--and something precious.

If war comes upon us, it will come as a thief in the night

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

My mom cares that I tweeted a picture of my breakfast. She's knows I'm eating and I'm safe.

Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play.

Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready.

Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.