If to the viewer's eyes, my world appears less beautiful than his, I'm to be pitied and the viewer praised.

In quietness the soul expands.

All things look good from far away and it is man's eternally persistent childlike faith in the reality of that illusion that has made him the triumphant restless being he is.

Art must unquestionably have a social value; that is, as a potential means of communication it must be addressed, and in comprehensible terms, to the understanding of mankind.

I think that the ideals of youth are fine, clear and unencumbered; and that the real art of living consists in keeping alive the conscience and sense of values we had when we were young.

Vaster is Man than his works.

Tell them I have the headache--no, the plague! I need something nice and contagious.

I set down in a chair by the window and tried to think of something cheerful, but it warn't no use. I felt so lonesome I most wished I was dead.

Because of ignorance and negligence we lost the most precious value-life

Your belief system tends to be a function of how you were raised. Being raised in the Midwest and in a relatively conservative household, my views were shaped by my upbringing, by my Christian faith.

We all carry within us places of exile, our crimes, our ravages. Our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to transform them in ourselves and others.

What I expect from any work of art is that it surprises me, that it violates my customary valuations of things and offers me other, unexpected ones.

Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.

Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either.

Success is less about luck, and more about practice.

I've always appreciated great acting performances, but I've even learned to appreciate not so great ones 'cause it's hard.