In a very small way, painting addresses the 'Big Questions' to which we'll never find the answers. You do what you have to do even if it seems hopeless.

People who believe in painting... realize there is something greater than just coming up with an idea, and executing it.

You take that leap of faith. You have to be willing to follow, blindly, wherever it takes you. If you know where you're going beforehand, you're not going to end up with anything worth knowing.

How do you create something unknown?

In the world of today, human desires far supersede human needs. Waste, as you can see, is the result of all of those contradictions. That is how we ended up complicating our world.

I force myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.

We cannot control how others treat us but we can control the way we react to them.

If someone asked you what color the sky is, what would you say?

Alien is one of my favourite films. I'm a classic horror fan. It's a tough one for me, because I get scared quite easily.

We must first pray, that God would make us wise; before we can wish, he would make us happy.

To delight in conquest is to delight in slaughter.

It's so much easier to be cynical.

Florence is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. It's very quiet as well - there's not much nightlife - so it definitely keeps me focused on the work.

We have the responsibility to ensure that our first impulse in foreign affairs is one of bipartisanship.