...I am driven on by an idea that I really only grasp as it grows with the picture.

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.

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.

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.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

Freedom is free from fears, choice of faith.

Life is sacred gift.

God urges us to bring our concerns to Him—not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . “Brothers, pray for us” [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV].

I worry that when you start quoting Machiavelli to justify your actions, you have ceased to be one of the good guys.

Either we are a sovereign state, or we are not! As long as we are not, we have no business in a community of sovereign states.

The horrible truth is that I am lazy and I am going to write and do bits that just hand themselves to me.

In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.

The rarest of the good qualities in human beings is courage

There are some things we will always own in common. No one will ever homestead an ocean.