I am progressing very slowly, for nature reveals herself to me in very complex forms; and the progress needed is incessant.

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.

You can’t possibly be afraid of trees.

Avoid distant views, paint objects close up. If the foreground is well done the distance will take care of itself.

The people who work in the fashion industry and the people who work in the film industry have a lot in common. They're very creative. Their eye is very aesthetic.

I appeal to the chemists to discover a humane gas that will kill instantly and painlessly. In short- a gentlemanly gas deadly by all means, but humane, not cruel.

Things are never so bad that they can't get worse. But they're sometimes so bad they can't get better.

If strength is measured by intelligence, honesty and depth of character, then yes, strong women are hot as hell.

There are rules in advertising, and those rules are self-imposed by the client companies because they don't want their products to be seen as dishonest.

There is the finest line between data and evidence.

I am afraid of death, scared by it. I already don't know whether I exist or not. So dying really terrifies me.

Each of us will one day be judged by our standard of life, not by our standard of living; by our measure of giving, not by our measure of wealth; by our simple goodness, not by our seeming greatness.