The Barnes Foundation is the only sane place to see art in America.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.

Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.

I was lonely, and a lonely heart has hungers that can overpower both common sense and dignity.

The cross was designed to defeat Satan, who by deception had obtained squatters’ rights to the title of the earth.

this is the best year ever because i am reading the chronicles of vladimir tod

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or the point of satire with obscurity. Try to imagine a famous witty saying that is not immediately clear.

I do believe that God blessed me in life with a wonderful family, a successful career, and a loving marriage, and remain thankful for that blessing.

Mother Nature comes up against reality, and the reality is that the system doesn't work.

Art does not have to be dull, to be effective; the artist does not have to be a bore, to be real.

History -- its what those bitter old men write.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.