Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain.

The true impressionism is realism. So many people do not observe.

The word 'impressionism' as applied to art has been abused, and in the general acceptance of the term has become perverted.

These small shows were decidedly a success. The exhibitions were not too large to be seen easily. It was not an effort, as larger collections of pictures usually are.

I do not always find the streets interesting, so I wait until I see picturesque groups and those that compose well in relation to the whole.

I believe the man who will go down in posterity is the man who paints his own time and the scenes of everyday life around him.

Sometimes people who seem good end up being not as good as you might have hoped, you know?

Ben let a slow smile play over his face. He loved this part. It always felt like revealing to a disbeliever that he had magical powers or something.

They live in human memory, man. That's what keeps them alive.

God is love (1 John 4:8, 16) and God is sovereign (Acts 4:24). Those biblical truths must define our response to every circumstance in life.

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

I am still fairly new to the whole social media thing - I am definitely tweeting and Facebooking. It's a nice way to connect with fans.

Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music.

Everything we possess that is not necessary for life or happiness becomes a burden, and scarcely a day passes that we do not add to it.

Describing one competitive advantage of IBM's Deep Blue chess computer. It has no fear.