I hate everything approaching temperamental inspiration,'sacred fire'and all those attributes of genius which serve only as cloaks for untidy minds.

abstract art is not the creation of another reality but the true vision of reality.

The position of the artist is humble. He is essentially a channel.

The emotion of beauty is always obscured by the appearance of the object. Therefore, the object must be eliminated from the picture.

Every true artist has been inspired more by the beauty of lines and color and the relationships between them than by the concrete subject of the picture.

I wish to approach truth as closely as is possible, and therefore I abstract everything until I arrive at the fundamental quality of objects.

I, too, find the flower beautiful in its outward appearance. But a deeper beauty lies concealed within.

The surface of things gives enjoyment, their interiority gives life.

Curves are so emotional.

Art is not made for anybody and is, at the same time, for everybody.

The more basic the color, the more inward, the more pure.

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

When you touch the moon with beloved eyes, you behold a glimpse of an amazing life.

Love runs the engine

I did try to get a few of those teen high-school movies, but they just didn't like me. I guess I wasn't a certain type.

Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man in general is hopelessly unconscious.

We can be dramatic, even theatrical; we can be persuasive; but the message we are telling must be true.

Who could believe in the prophecies ... that the world would end this summer, while one milkweed with faith matured its seeds.

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.

I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.