It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm?""Indignation, " said Michelangelo. "Best fuel I know. Never burns out.

We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.

Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit! [Michelangelo Buonorotti]

He had never believed that spirituality had to be anemic or aesthetic.

A new doctor had been sent for, Lazzaro of Pavia, who had administered to Lorenzo a pulverized mixture of diamonds and pearls. This hitherto infallible medicine had failed to help.

The journey may be more important than the destination.

If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent.

My biggest fear as an actor is being involved in something mediocre, or being mediocre myself.

It was funny, Skip thought, how much attention children demanded the first few years of their lives and how hard adults strove ever after to get their attention.

Artists deserve to make a living

William Perkins said, “The end of a man’s calling is not to gather riches for himself…but to serve God in the serving of man, and in the seeking the good of all men.

The whole contains nothing that is not for its advantage. By remembering that I am part of such a whole, I shall be content with everything that happens.

People are too busy putting things under microscopes and so forth. Creativity is greater than the sum of its parts.

I've always suggested if you can't stand the sight of your own blood, don't run for office.

The end of all being is the glory of God.