Nothing grows well in the shade of a big tree.

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

To see far is one thing, going there is another.

Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them

...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things.

Simplicity is complexity resolved

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.

The function of art is to make that understood which in the form of argument would be incomprehensible.

Whoever does not detach himself from the ego never attains the Absolute and never deciphers life.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things.

A smile is what makes a face beautiful.

Get rich or die trying

That character in conversation which commonly passes for agreeable is made up of civility and falsehood.

Recognize how truly blessed you are. Take time to count your blessings and write them down. To make your dreams come true you must already be soaking in the very presence you wish to create.

In the 1970′s I made horses out of real mud and sticks. They were, in part, meant to reflect how much a horse is part of his environment. I combined the figure and the ground.

A lie to get out of something, or take an advantage for oneself, that’s one thing; but a lie to make life more interesting—well, that’s entirely different.

A farmer's got to be born, same as a fool. You can't make a corn pone out of flour dough by the twistin' of it.

You see, we are all dying. It's only a matter of time. Some of us just die sooner than others.

There's nothing more comfortable than a cosy flower pattern.

I caught my second wife screwing my stepdad. OK? It's a cruel world, Walt. Grow up.