Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.

The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.

It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.

Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.

My goal... not to go back to Rembrandt... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to date.

Impulses are hard to come by these days.

I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.

As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.

I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way-under the hoop.

Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.

I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.

Hope is a rainbow of thought.

That's your mom, right?" Pathik smiled. "She looks nicer than she did when she was dragging you away the other night.

Many pray with their lips for that for which their hearts have no desire.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Stay in the Word. The moment you start letting go of that, you're on the road to compromise. Stay grounded, remain pure, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus.

Writing poetry is what I am. I wouldn’t know what else to be.

Your dreams are the product of your longings, a portrait of your potential, and a promise of your future.

I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.

I've always wanted to be a writer. I've been writing since I was probably four years old - it was nonsense, but it was still my little attempts at being a storyteller.

Why is the word yes so brief? it should be the longest, the hardest, so that you could not decide in an instant to say it, so that upon reflection you could stop in the middle of saying it.