Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

If a person takes comfort in his or her faith upon divinity in times of distress, then who the hell am I to say, that the person is delusional.

The strength of a woman is the love she carries in her heart.

Thinking sure could get a fellow in a lot of trouble. Almost as much as opening his big gabber and sticking his muddy foot in it.

Drawn by warm nostalgic feelings for the place and by two sweet little words: "Open Bar."

You learn a lot about a person when she saves your life, - Mecho

They're fake bullets, so why do I feel like Im bleeding out?

In Cleveland, I'm so fortunate that we're surrounded by farms with an endless variety of beautiful vegetables. For me, I always eat very tightly with the season, even if the season is only six weeks.

I have no disagreement with the aims of anti-vivisectionists.

Apart from the body does the world exist? Has anyone seen the world without the body?

This is the potential start of something...awareness