Clothe an idea in words and it loses its freedom of movement.

Electricity and magnetism are those forces of nature by which people who know nothing about electricity and magnetism can explain everything.

God does not rule the world outwardly by gravitation and chemical affinity, but inwardly in the heart of man: as is your soul, so will the destiny be of the world in which you live and do.

Art is the subjective, preferential treatment of certain elements of reality; it selects and resets, distributes light and shade, omits and underlines, softens and emphasises.

We can never see the world other than incompletely: deliberately to see it as incomplete is to create an artistic aspect.

Artists of all sorts remain youthful for so long, and in many cases attain a grand old age. The explanation is that they live in an almost permanent condition of stimulation and excitement.

All knowing that goes beyond the immediate experience of the moment is a matter of faith.

The highest, the only reality, is ever at hand, but for the most part invisible. Genius makes it visible.

I attribute my success to my deep driving desire and persistence to face the tremendous adversity.

There's a big difference between want and need, " she muttered to herself, picking her pad and pen back up. "I mean I want a bikini body, but I need chicken nuggets.

We all want everything to be okay. We don’t even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.

Who are we to question God’s decisions about where we’ll be born?…God does what He chooses without asking our opinions. Of that I’m sure.

Any good history book is mainly just a long list of mistakes, complete with names and dates. It's very embarrassing.

Atheism is without God. It does not assert no God.

Because the American people champion liberty, more people in the world live free today than at any time in history. Yet, there is more to be done and it is America who will lead the way.

A canon is antithetical to everything the New York art world has been about for the past 40 years, during which we went from being the center of the art world to being one of many centers.

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight

Sing a song of seasons; something bright in all, flowers in the summer, fires in the fall.