I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation

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.

God is the giver of life.

Being your age is hard enough without having to act it.

[On speaking of family secrets:] I don't know how you heal a wound and not let it get some air.

Anything that the private sector can do, the government can do it worse.

I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.

I really struggle to get up in the morning, but I also get my best ideas really late at night, when I'm trying to sleep.

And as long as people want to hear me sing, I don't know why I'd retire.

There is a similarity between juggling and composing on the typewriter. The trick is, when you spill something, make it look like a part of the act.

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.