I have to create an object which resembles the tree. The sign for a tree, and not the sign that other artists may have found for the tree.

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.

Love is the essence of life. Without love, life does not make any sense.

It was a sweet smile, but it hid menace, like the kind dentists gave.

Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it.

I grew up listening to Nirvana, and then went through some bad 90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.

He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.

My parents used to say faith wasn't something you could pretend about. It wasn't real unless it looked like faith and acted like faith.

This Love has whispered secrets in your ear that don't make sense to anybody else. You know who You are. You are the shining star.

Your situation does not embarrass God because He has solution.

Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think.

If a policeman must know the Constitution, then why not a planner?