An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.

I would photograph an idea rather than an object, a dream rather than an idea.

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.

A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.

When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.

My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.

To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.

Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.

To create is divine, to reproduce is human.

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.

Make love and kindness toward yourself and others a lifestyle and not a special event

That's the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn't good enough for me! I demand euphoria!

It's stupid the way people extrapolate the past -- and not slightly stupid, but massively stupid.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

Only one thing registers on the subconscious mind: repetitive application - practice. What you practice is what you manifest.

The hope in the hearts of millions of national socialists can be fulfilled only by an authoritarian government.

Any man who is a bear on the future of this country will go broke.

If Bono left, we could carry on. If I left, we'd be screwed.

I have been cautioned to talk but be careful not to say anything. I do not consider this a difficult task.

A guy may wear a suit and have a high-paying job and appear very mature, but essentially, he's a 14-year-old boy.