Nature has been mastering itself for some time now, and it is an honor to be able to capture its beauty.

The life of an artist is a continuous journey, the path long and never ending.

I could paint these mountains the way they look, but it isn't how I see them.

Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.

I don't know if that's a year's bad luck, or if that's how it works. But stealing a Christmas tree - that can't be a good thing, karma-wise.

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

I loved him, but I also realized how calm my life was without him.

Ethical progress is the only cure for the damage done by scientific progress.

We cannot find God for the same reason that a thief can't find a police officer.

I finally decided if I was going to make a living, I was gonna have to come to New York.

There's no point stepping up to the golden platform if you're going to repeat yourself.

Sorrow is better than laughter; for, by the sadness of the countenance, the heart is made better.