Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.

Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.

A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.

Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.

Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.

The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.

Do whatever you do intensely.

The sketch hunter moves through life as he finds it, not passing negligently the things he loves, but stopping to know them, and to note them down in the shorthand of his sketchbook.

Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be stop you. Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.

Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it.

Let every student enter the school with this advice. No matter how good the school is, his education is in his own hands. All education must be self education.

Dear Lord, " she prayed, "please help me to handle all the work You've set before me. I can only do this with You at my side. Amen.

Don’t be anxious of circumstances, gain X-factor to face it.

Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.

We really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person.

I don't think I've ever been moulded but I think I am always learning.

If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it?

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasn't crying last night.

The journey of the flame is what brings the Games closer to society and allows society to take part in the Games.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

Of course, without God, there is no value to life. That leads to immorality, that leads to sexual abuse, and there is no hope.