Stop. Breathe. Allow yourself the luxury of doing nothing for a moment, or an hour, or even a day. It is in emptiness that inspiration will appear.

Passion is the very fuel of inspiration. Artists, of all people, must be willing to share their passions with the world.

Passion is the very fuel of inspiration.

Technical achievement without vision is only craft.

If a muse knocked at our studio door tomorrow, how many of us would even notice?

Stroke followed stroke with the velocity of light. The movement of my hand was interrupted only by the act of changing colors.

When a painting problem crops up, don't rush to fix it. You probably already know one way to fix it, but wait for something else to show up... invite the muses to bring you a new solution.

I believe that every artist has his or her own vision of the world; our job as artists is to find and express that vision. The most important thing is to keep exploring, yourself and your materials.

There is value in being free and spontaneous but the greatest power comes from seeing and using what results from that freedom.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Politics knows no currency.

I'm not leaving until you stop crying" he stated pulling me down so we were now laying on my bed facing each other

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!

We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.

An audience is perhaps unnecessary to the soul-searching mystic, but it is vital to the magician, the maker of prodigies.

In discussing Barbarism and Christianity I have actually been discussing the Fall of Rome.

There is no short and easy road, no magic cure for those ills which have afflicted mankind from the dawn of history.

I think of making love and making art as being very parallel. Even the most amateur attempt can be thrilling.

Individualism is a denial that life has any meaning except the gratification of the ego; in politics it must end in anarchy. It is not possible for one man to be both Christian and Individualist.