The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them.

I cross out words so you will see them more; the fact that they are obscured makes you want to read them.

I wanted to be a star, not a gallery mascot.

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

Most Young Kings Get Their Heads Cut Off.

If you wanna talk about influence, man, then you've got to realize that influence is not influence. It's simply someone's idea going through my new mind.

Every single line means something.

I start a picture and I finish it. I don't think about art while I work. I try to think about life.

The more I paint the more I like everything.

Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.

I like kids' work more than work by real artists any day.

Be a mirror of life. Let everyone see their own astonishing beauty in your mirror.

You can’t lead people if you can’t lead yourself. Self-leadership qualities qualifies you to become a co-operate leader.

Do you not see with your own eyes the chrysalis fact assume by degrees the wings of fiction?

It is important not only to have the awareness and to feel impelled to become involved, it's important that there be a forum out there to which one can relate, an organization- a movement.

Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever

One must have all the virtues to sleep well. Shall I bear false witness? Shall I commit adultery? Shall I covet my neighbor's maid? All that would go ill with good sleep.

His writings have made me his friend.

There's nothing so dangerous for manipulators as people who choose to think for themselves.

Being afraid of having an endoscopy (if you're a man) and giving birth (if you're a woman).

How competitive am I? A healthy amount. I have four siblings. It was competitive just eating dinner, like, "Everyone, get what you want from the chicken." Plus competing for your parents' attention.