Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

Peace is simple, but it takes great courage to be simple and walk the path of peace.

Frauds master our minds; magicians, like poets and lovers, engage them in a permanent maze of possibilities.

Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession.

My will exceeds my talents.

A man may be sharper than another, but not than all others.

You have that Frank Capra kind of side to it and the characters are really well drawn, so I think everybody tried their best to stay faithful to the script.

...to find where you are going, you must know where you are.

I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.

Men crowd into honorable careers without other vocation than their vanity, or at best their love of fame.

Moments fly, memories remain; and then memories fly, only memoirs remain and finally memoirs disappear, nothing remains!