Sketching is the breath of art: it is the most refreshing of all the more impulsive forms of creative self-expression and, as such, it should be as free, and happy, as a song in the bath.

The activity of painting: A thrilling tussle between the artist's materials and his inspiration.

The true work of art continues to unfold and create within the personality of the spectator. It is a continuous coming into being.

An android, ” he said, “doesn’t care what happens to another android. That’s one of the indications we look for."“Then, ” Miss Luft said, “you must be an android.

The self is the modern substitute for the soul.

I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.

I think egg boiling is the hardest thing I've ever done, but I can make a tiramisu anytime you want.

We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.

The long historian of my country's woes.

Sometimes, at a certain point, the painting seems to have painted itself without my help - what I have called the 'eureka' moment when a sudden daring intervention has worked a miracle.

Gratitude turns what we have into enough.

Generally I don't care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself. When everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.

I'm always going to survive and always going to be able to make more music because I have a dedicated fan base.