Karma is an energy debt which you owe or an energy credit which is owed you. Both involve compound interest that is added to the equation making it either a burden or a blessing.

I'm more convinced each day of the complete unreality of the material world and the supreme vitality of the invisible world of spirit.

Coping with rejection is an important skill to learn and understand when navigating the Art World. Rejection and disinterest is the rule, not the exception.

Persistence and love of one's work is the key.

There must not be a canon of orthodoxy where art is judged and measured. The culture cannot move forward with our heads turned backwards.

Many people can reach for and achieve excellence. To do this consistently is what separates masters and geniuses from everyone else.

Artists make art... everyone else talks about it.

Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.

I work without commercial considerations.

Through a process of trial and error and experimentation, I discovered the simplest method - using only black - produced work with the strongest visual impact installed.

If your life is worth thinking about, it is worth writing about.

At that darkest moment, while drowning in the Abyss of Emotional Bankruptcy, reflect on this universal truth: the difference between success and failure is one more time.

The will is the spirit of perseverance, and perseverance holds clear success.

All women bring something different to the table and we have to appreciate them all.

Money doesn't buy happiness. Some people say it's a heck of a down payment, though.

One day, observing a child drinking out of his hands, he cast away the cup from his wallet with the words, "A child has beaten me in plainness of living."

Two consorts in heaven are not two, but one angel.

You may not remember what a person said to you, you may not remember what a person did to you, but you will never forget how a person made you feel!

It's very important to try to inculcate into children moral rules, such as "do as you would be done by."