I believe in the energy of art, and through the use of that energy, the artist's ability to transform his or her life, and by example, the lives of others.

What makes for great art is the courage to speak and write and paint what you know and care about.

If you can't paint, paint Big.

Visualize what you want to do before you do it. Visualization is so powerful that when you know what you want, you will get it.

First I have tried to achieve the highest quality of technical facility possible so that I have at my fingertips the availability to create anything I want. Then I paint.

It is terrifying to think of what a commodity art has become.

Art is a protest against death.

In their minds, it seems as though people don't often have the same answers, but in their hearts, they do very frequently have the same questions.

Make a good gallery! Your names and your photos give you a unique identity. Make and maintain a good name in the hearts of people. Paint good photos in their minds.

Pick your friends like you pick your battles

One thing at a time all things in succession. That which grows slowly endures.

I know people that can't win. I know people that are very talented at sports, and they never win.

A word says more than a thousand images. Exercises for the visually inclined: illustrate "appreciation", "humor", "software", "education", "inalienable rights", "elegance", "fact".

Dad - a son's first hero, a daughter's first love.

Part of the reality is it's a much longer campaign, but everybody is faced with the same campaign limits as if it was a 36-day campaign.

Trust your instincts. Intuition doesn't lie.

[Donald Trump] has confidence in Director [James] Comey. We have had a great relationship with him over the last several weeks. He's extremely competent.