It seems to me that invisibility is the required provision of elegance. Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

When you find your passion, turn a deaf ear to the naysayers and follow your dreams.

I credit NTI, truthfully, with everything as far as where my head is and what my goals are and dreams are. I would say it was probably one of the most influential moments of my life, being there.

If you chance your focus - you will change your life.

There are a good many fools who call me a friend, and also a good many friends who call me a fool.

To see your drama clearly is to be liberated from it.

If that Negro is faithful all his days, he can and will enter the celestial kingdom. He will go there as a servant, but he will get a celestial resurrection.

My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer.

Eccentricity is like having an accent. It's what "other" people have.

I can assure all Americans that the best decision is going to be made based on all of the information presented to the president.

If you are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard, life will be easy.