Certainly, nothing can be more simple than monotony.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.

A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.

Our Exhibitions [The Royal Academy] have... a mischievous tendency, by seducing the Painter to an ambition of pleasing indiscriminately the mixed multitude of people who resort to them.

Art in its perfection is not ostentatious; it lies hid and works its effect, itself unseen.

The great end of all arts is to make an impression on the imagination and the feeling. The imitation of nature frequently does this. Sometimes it fails and something else succeeds.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

Taste depends upon those finer emotions which make the organization of the soul.

Genius is supposed to be a power of producing excellences which are put of the reach of the rules of art: a power which no precepts can teach, and which no industry can acquire.

Somehow he'd become the one constant in this whole uneven chapter in her life, & the idea that could change was unsettling.

If you keep fighting with yourself, you will always win.

Always have a 'Plan C

We're never going to be the ultimate-insider look. You can do 50 insider looks at this Hollywood business, and the satire didn't intrigue me. I think others can do that.

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.

A prayerless person is a disaster waiting to happen.

My will for you is not harsh or unpleasant. It is gentle and perfectly tailored to your unique needs. Do not fear my direction. I am your heart's happiest guide.

You can tell by looking at most people that the world remains a stone to them and a closed door.

It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.

The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.