Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?

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.

Maybe a new religion will rise now. Maybe without it, man will crumble in cynicism and selfishness because he really needs his gods.

Real Love may run on a lower voltage, but it’s also more grounded & sustainable.

The 10% between 90% done to 100% done takes most of the time, causes most of the stress, but is all of the value.

What’s true of all the evils in the world is true of plague as well. It helps men to rise above themselves.

Couple in the next room bound to win a prize, they've been going at it all night long.

The expression of divinity is in variety.

The minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion.

An unshared life is not living. He who shares does not lessen, but greatens, his life.

Greatness is contagious...You'll catch it if you get around it.

There ain't no troubles that we can't rise above, with a handful of faith and a heartful of love.