Black is not a color.

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.

Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.

I paint what I see and not what others like to see.

There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.

There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?

Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

When in a negatively charged state, be careful about the decisions you make.

Holiness, as taught in the Scriptures, is not based upon knowledge on our part. Rather, it is based upon the resurrected Christ in-dwelling us and changing us into His likeness.

That place that no one knows about - horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting.

Life has taught me that the greatest tragedy is not to die too soon but to live too long.

Who cares what you are just enjoy it!

I'm a gentleman, call me old fashioned if you want.

Make sickness itself a prayer.

I'm not saying I am never going to fall in love again, but there is no need to marry.

When you're working with friends, unless the material is right, our friendship could end.

The scope of America's global hegemony is admittedly great, but its depth is shallow, limited by both domestic and external restraints.