As soon as your brain starts telling you that you can't have a tree that is blue then you stop being able to paint trees.

Perhaps there is a minimum distance that should separate one exhibit from another... Indeed those specialized in psychophysics have actually come up with some rules.

When politicians deny anything fiercely, there is a good chance that it will happen.

What is creative is the seeking of perfection - and not attaining it.

The Japanese, if I understand them, are masters of the unsaid and the unstated, of subtlety and ambiguity, all of which constitute powerful stimulants to the imagination.

In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end.

Artists erase reality to a greater or lesser extent, and substitute their own reality - created by their brains, instead.

I gather that the dopaminergic system in the reward centres of the brain respond even more vigorously to the expectation of reward than to reward itself. Hence, perhaps, the disappointment.

I can really recommend a beautifully but sparsely furnished room with empty walls!

I always expect the worst from this evil and wicked world and am often pleasantly surprised when the worst does not come to pass, but never or rarely surprised or upset when it does.

Self-censorship, whether known or unknown, is an unwelcome brake on creativity; it stifles self-expression and hence prevents a work from reaching the heights of great art.

...but the power of spilled blood overwhelmed the good intentions of those who wanted to end the violence.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

If you insist on the chase," I say, my voice much surer than I feel."Then you better start training. 'Cause, dude you're in for a marathon.

It was the same night I gave myself to him completely, knowing that I would belong to him for as long as he wanted to keep me. And, as it turned out, even longer than that.

The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.

The question is who ought to make that decision, the Congress or the commanders? And as you know, my position is clear. I'm a commander guy.

He appears mad indeed but to a few, because the majority is infected with the same disease.

The bomb lives only as it is falling.

Don't be afraid to show your feelings. Wear your heart on your sleeves. The right one will see