Not every story has a happy ending, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth telling.

The painter makes real to others his innermost feelings about all that he cares for. A secret becomes known to everyone who views the picture through the intensity with which it is felt.

Be grateful. By slaying you now, I spare you an eternity of torment.

Painting is sometimes like those recipes where you do all manner of elaborate things to a duck, and then end up putting it on one side and only using the skin.

The single greatest impediment to error prevention in the medical industry is that we punish people for making mistakes.

Now that I know what I want, I don't have to hold on to it quite so much.

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.

What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince.

Everything is autobiographical and everything is a portrait.

Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid.

The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh.

If you want to consume the cream of Christ's philosophy, then don't read the Bible, read Tolstoy.

Proper posture conveys that you are ready to take command and master new situations. When you project this level of confidence, you will instill confidence in others.

My upbringing involves individuals who helped me along the way. I don't think I would be here today without that support.

I can't have a daily routine. I feel really overwhelmed a lot of the time. I don't take much comfort in routine, but if I don't start, I could really get eaten alive by my industry.

There are a great many things about architecture that are hidden from the untrained eye.

She's a devil, she's an angel, she's a woman, she's a child. She's a heartache when she leaves you, but she'll leave you with a smile.

The only way that a government can provide for jobs for all citizens is by deciding what every man should do.

The devil's aversion to holy water is a light matter compared with a despots dread of a newspaper that laughs.

It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.

I feel like making music because - and this has much to do with the way I was able to make this record - there's more of myself in it.