Make a child a painting and he'll be happy for a day. Teach a child to paint and he'll be miserable for a lifetime.

What makes you think painting is any less difficult than brain surgery?

Without intent all painting is meaningless.

Some people who look at abstract art say 'I could do that.' A good response is, 'Go ahead but then you'll be accused of copying.

The most sublime labour of poetry is to give sense and passion to insensate things

The final cause of law is the welfare of society.

We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.

I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to be friend to Arabs, because nowadays those who have ambitions and interests would not befriend Arab.

The idea that government can instruct private enterprise on how to eliminate waste is preposterous.

Is there an observation which is not the instrument of thought?

I have the worst memory in the world. I can remember some of my dreams, but later that day, i'll forget them.

I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work and just trying to make discoveries and let the painting evolve.

We did every scene together, every day for four months, and it could have been a disaster, if we didn't get on, but we clicked straight away. Elijah Wood is just the nicest guy.

How do we submit? By not being radical enough. Or by not being thorough enough, which is the same thing.