I have settled down in this border area; I am trying to find distinct standards of shape, and I long to experience, formulate, and evoke this dark, heavy, tranquillity.

The principles of my works... are the extinction of expression, permanent covering and contemplative tranquillity... My ideal is the completely dark picture, full of some overwhelming silence.

Sometimes I had to force the overpainting of three corners almost without any feeling for shape, almost without inspiration, only to find my way back, to get out of this hell.

the 'total overpaintings' developed... through incessant reworking. The original motif peeped through the edges. Gradually it vanished completely.

Only an 'almost,' a 'nearly,' is possible.

... I felt like a new man; but I was disappointed with the photographic documentation because I still saw always the old self.

The first duty of a man is to love himself. When someone loves himself, he is loving the universe. This universe is existing because of you.

Because it is so scatterbrained and has absolutely no charts and graphs, I'm actually quite surprised the Bible sells.

If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.

All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility.

What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.

There's a limit here. This is how far we go and we don't go further. And I also think by talking about [gifts] it that way, it avoids the unspoken idea that money is the expression of love.

I envy people who could just have one drink and not go look for cocaine afterwards.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

Hillary Clinton's ready to pick a fight with Putin. So are the Republicans.

I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.