Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.

To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.

Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.

I must have flowers, always, and always.

It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.

The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.

Light is the most important person in the picture.

Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.

It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

When you have done your best and still failed, use Cosmic Ordering.

While I meditate on the gulf towards which I travelled, and reflect on my youthful disobedience, for these things I weep, mine eye runneth down with water.

You know and I know that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years too early. We cannot be free until they are free.

No scientific theory achieves public acceptance until it has been thoroughly discredited.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

I believe my most important job is being there when you need help.

Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.

[Cancer] didn't make me more intense about not working more and just having fun more. It didn't do that either.

Ive been incredibly fortunate to be able to have different opportunities and be able to choose, which is kind of amazing.