Nature is more depth than surface, the colours are the expressions on the surface of this depth; they rise up from the roots of the world.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

If you don't know exactly what you want, that is exactly what you will get.

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.

your faith and hope are in god.

I write larger than life. It's what I do.

Do console your poor friend, who is so troubled to see his paintings so miserable, so sad, next to the radiant nature he has before his eyes!

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry.

Among many U. S. wine consumers, California holds a strong position.

That was so completely unfair that I told Tantalus to go chase a donut, which didn't help his mood.