Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to express ecstasy.

Doing what you were born to do … That's the way to be happy.

My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.

When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.

Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.

When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts. You have to penetrate these and hear what your mind is telling you to do. Such work is original work.

It's through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.

I'm very careful not to have ideas, because they're inaccurate.

Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.

That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.

Waiting is an exercise of faith that demonstrates the condition of our hearts. Waiting on God is an act of faith. And faith is what separates the men from the boys.

Does anyone here speak English? Or even Ancient Greek?— A very lost Marcus Brody

Regulations about environments are going to get tougher and tougher.

All you have to do is trust your Heavenly Father. Trust Him enough to follow His plan.

Any appellative at all savouring of arbitrary rank is unsuitable to a man of liberal and catholic mind.

The best choices will always be the most loving.

There's nothing worse than poisoning our children's minds.

My mom took all of my behavior personally. Everything I did she thought it was an act of rebellion against her. But it was just me being me.

Do not lose your faith. A mighty fortress is our mathematics. Mathematics will rise to the challenge, as it always has.

If you don't visit the bad neighborhoods, the bad neighborhoods are going to visit you.