By nature, I am a materialist... It is exactly these impingements upon our sense of touch and so forth that I'm interested in.

Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary.

A man climbs a mountain because it is there. An artist makes a work of art because it is not there.

My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.

Art is an intersection of many human needs.

What do little kids do? They crawl on the floor and they build with blocks. I just continued to do that for the rest of my life.

Art is what we do. Culture is what is done to us. A photograph of an art object is not the art object. An essay about an artist's work is not the artist's work.

A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous.

Once you turn something into something, its universal usage is over.

Why carve? It's a better sculpture that way. I'll never improve the block. So I just started using uncarved blocks.

If you're any good as an artist, you have to be doing something nobody else has interest in. Nobody would be interested in my work except a few crazy people.

Try to leave an Impression on someone’s Heart, rather than a Paper.

The key to success? Work hard, stay focused and marry a Kennedy.

An advantage of having one child is you always know who did it.

The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone’s advice.

The purpose and function of government is not to preside over change but to prevent change. By political methods when unavoidable, by violence when convenient.

I may or may not have almost body slammed one of my bandmates for snoring.

But there are many men-and women-who do things in a time of war that they wouldn't dream of doing in peacetime, and all for the common good.

Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer.

The murkiness of Donald Trump's position is really what distinguishes him from other Republican nominees and contenders who have been steadfast in their opposition to LGBTQ equality.

So fair and foul a day i had not seen.