He who improvises can never make a perfect line of poetry.

It is not bright colors but good drawing that makes figures beautiful.

From the example of the past, the man of the present acts prudently so as not to imperil the future.

Those who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an unruffled temper.

A good painter needs only three colours: black, white and red.

I think I am beginning to learn something about painting.

The painter must always seek the essence of things, always represent the essential characteristics and emotions of the person he is painting.

Art is stronger than Nature

Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace of mind.

First LEARN...thenremove the 'L

The commencement of true happiness is the realization that your happiness begins with you.

We are all flawed, my dear. Every one of us. And believe me, we've all made mistakes. You've just got to take a good hard look at yourself, change what needs to be changed, and move one, pet.

It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.

Well, sometimes you need the fields to lie fallow in order to gain nutrients.

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they break.

Whatever you have awakened to, you belong to.

I always steal a pair of socks on every photo shoot I do. It's my thing.

The learned understand the reason of art; the unlearned feel the pleasure.

The Absolute cannot be worshipped, so we must worship a manifestation.