Not any particular religion or school of religion, but being an artist, you have to be spiritual, in a way.

However fake the subject, once photographed, it's as good as real.

If I already have a vision, my work is almost done. The rest is a technical problem.

I try to never be satisfied; this way I will always be challenging my spirit.

To me photography functions as a fossilization of time.

Art resides even in things with no artistic intentions.

The 1,000 Buddha, to me, is almost like a contemporary art piece.

When I wake up I just make it happen. My dreams come true- that is the artistic practice.

Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.

Art always helps religion; it became an inseparable phenomenon when human beings gained consciousness.

[Takashi] Murakami, do you think he is spiritual? He is more like de-spiritualized. De-spiritualized might be the most contemporary aspect of the human mind.

New knowledge enhances an ever increasing sense of our own ignorance. The more we know, the more we know we don't know. Feynman called it 'the expanding frontier of ignorance'.

Never rule anything out. Even the exact opposite of what you believe.

I know I'm not perfect & will never become. Yet, I'm proud of being Me, with all humility & imperfections. Cause this is the only life I have.

I broke down all conclusions into illusions and confusions.

Look up . . . and see them. The teaching stars, beyond worship and commonplace tongues.

I trust kids far more than I do adults. Kids give you the honest opinion. They tell the truth.

Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.

The absolute nothingness of death is a blessing. Something to look forward to.

Women have to embrace ambition if they want to. I had a lot of trouble taking compliments in the beginning, and it's really important for women to embrace their title.

The counsel of the dead is not profitable to the living.