I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world - to pronounce it -- and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye.

The painting cannot be laid aside even for a day; for it takes constant work to keep 'flowing,' but above that it takes concentration, which in our language is consecration.

It may not always be obvious at first, but I think that everyone can make a valuable contribution if only they put their minds to it.

I am able to make a contribution... Let me repeat my convictions, I can make a contribution to American painting.

I paint to evoke a changing language of symbols, a language with which to remark upon the qualities of our mysterious capacities which direct us towards the ultimate reality.

Such compositions, line and color ideas, such wonders come into my mind and have stuck! - They will this time be dismissed only by being painted out.

Spread positivity; don't matter how big, or how small.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

My soul is lost, my friend, tell me how do I begin again? My city's in ruins, my city's in ruins.

I was wrong about [Jack] Keane. He is the exception that proves the rule. I was certainly right about the fact that he is a member of the warrior class.

I have the benefit of experience which tells me that sulking solves nothing

You're gonna get what's good, you're gonna get what the generals and what the admirals and what - and the enlisted and they'll - we'll get together, we wanna get the right stuff.

The solution to a problem changes the nature of the problem.

Computer languages differ not so much in what they make possible, but in what they make easy.

[On General William Boykin] I hope he's not long for this world.

I like a bit of eye candy like anyone but to have it solely about the eye candy and have it fall into a category so rigidly as well is wrong.