I'm not an artist or a collector. I'm a skateboard kid with no one to tell me if I'm not doing things the right way. Low expectations reap great rewards.

The people who I thought would be the hardest to work with were the easiest, and the people I thought would be the easiest were actually the hardest.

Two of my favorite artists are Josh Smith and Joe Bradley. But I argued against them for years, until I grew to love them and felt stupid for my immediate reaction towards their work.

I just figured out hustles to get by, like maybe selling my clothes. I wanted to travel around and be broke and live in sketchy apartments.

I never went to school for art or was told what to like or when. So every day is a learning process, like most of life.

The last thing I wanna do is sit home and watch television.

The people need poetry that will be their own secretTo keep them awake forever, And bathe them in the bright-haired wave of its breathing.

Subtle difference between a hero and an opportunist is not where you stand, but its timing. Standing up against injustice when it suits is convenience, not heroism

I grew up in a difficult environment, but I became a Christian as a teen. My mom and my sister soon became Christians also.

At a certain point one ceases to defend a certain view of history; one must defend history itself.

You can't rely on the approval of others. I used to always look for praise from my directors to reassure myself that I was doing a good job. I don't do that anymore.

Training the intellect does not result in intelligence. Intelligence comes into being when one acts in perfect harmony, both intellectually and emotionally.

Broaden your vision, and maintain stability while advancing forward. That is my philosophy.

You whites make all the ammunition.

In the presence of your Satguru, knowledge flourishes; sorrow diminishes; without any reason joy wells up; lack diminishes, abundance dawns and all talents manifest

We all get outraged by things and there are things that make us angry and maybe for a while we get angry enough to actually go do something about it.