The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other man.

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of borrowed thought.

The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must live to paint and not paint to live.

The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it.

The artist should fear to become the slave of detail.

The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old.

What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein?

A rain-tight roof, frugal living, a box of colors, and God's sunlight through clear windows keep the soul attuned and the body vigorous for one's daily work.

If you hide honey in the dark, bees will still find it.

They know too well the violent hypnosis of those who hope to possess them-- men who can smell the blood on the places where a woman is breaking.

The tragedy is women of color have made more progress in basketball than they have in broadcasting.

I only wish to climb even higher during the rest of my career bc with the power of Team Grimmie, I won't stop.

By the way, for those who are listening, I absolutely define - I have a face for radio. Unfortunately, I've got a voice for print. So I apologize for the sandpaper you're listening to.

If we have learned anything at all in this century, it is that all new technologies will be put to use, sooner or later, for better or worse, as it is in our nature to do.

At the very point of vulnerability is where the surrender takes place-that is where the god enters. The god comes through the wound.

One of the things I noticed about the '2 Broke Girls' pilot was that it looked like a new episode in a season and not a pilot, and that's an amazing sign.

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

My parents were second cousins. That is enough to explain all of my peculiarities.