A new painting is a unique event, a birth, which enriches the universe as it is grasped by the human mind, by bringing a new form into it.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

If you are inefficient, you have a right to be afraid of the consequences.

The tints of autumn...a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.

There's no home team in tennis, no built-in fan base, so the players have to step up and do their fair share.

I don't think I'd call [mood] a major force, but it is important as far as hitting the right notes or nuances with a character or scene.

He might have crawled up into the airing cupboard and died, but I mustn't get my hopes up.

An intelligent person feels guilty for downloading music without paying the musician, but they use this free-open-culture ideology to cover it.

Value is what people are willing to pay for it.

If we can stay open and embrace our insecurities, our vulnerability, only then will we find the person with whom we are meant to travel through this life.

I make no distinction between the mind and the spirit, and therefore no distinction between the process of achieving spiritual growth and achieving mental growth. They are one and the same.

Everybody's got a worldview. Everybody's betting their life on something. ... You just better know why you're betting what you're betting on.