Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.

My goal... not to go back to Rembrandt... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to date.

Impulses are hard to come by these days.

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way-under the hoop.

Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.

I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.

Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.

Feminism is doomed to failure because it is based on an attempt to repeal and restructure human nature.

You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.

Resources are not taken from nature, but created from nature.

Who among us would ask our children for a loan, so we could spend money we do not have on things we do not need?

All my life I've worked to try to correct and perfect our system of government to make it more fair.

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

I saw the crown of France laying on the ground, so I picked it up with my sword.

No company has a culture; every company is a culture.

When I'm feeling confused by my awakening process, that usually means I'm on the right track.

I think we're in the beginning of a bull market. When a bull market begins, nine months later the economy turns around.