My talent is such that no undertaking, however vast in size... has ever surpassed my courage.

I'm just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration.

Every child has the spirit of creation. The rubbish of life often exterminates the spirit through plague and a souls own wretchedness.

I paint a woman's big rounded buttocks so that I want to reach out and stroke the dimpled flesh.

My passion comes from the heavens, not from earthly musings

White is poison to a picture: use it only in highlights.

Painting a young maiden is similar to cavorting with great abandon. It is the finest refreshment.

Sir when their backsides look good enough to slap there's nothing more to do.

No life is a waste, " the Blue Man said. "The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we're alone.

I feel no peace, I feel nothing. I think I will feel nothing forever.

I really don't have a favorite team.

I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings being of particular importance.

While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.

Once you're alienated, you're on your own. That takes you to the world of the existential, where things just kind of float.

The humblest individual exerts some influence, either for good or evil, upon others.

Some things are more important than safety.

Insane people are always sure they're just fine. It's only the sane people who are willing to admit they're crazy.

You can't recall someone whose name has worn away.