The character, position and weight of an object are in the edge.

When you feel like putting something into your picture or do not know what is the matter with it, take something out.

If your life is full, you will paint full pictures. If it is empty, your pictures will be empty too.

If you want to be clever in your picture, don't let anybody catch you at it. If they catch you, you're not clever.

When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color.

A man of but mediocre talent who is furiously driven by deep desire will get somewhere. He who doesn't desire deeply isn't hurt much by failure.

Form is expressed in the light tones by dark accents, in the dark tones by light accents.

Any picture that needs a caption is a weak picture.

You must make the main thing in your picture appear most important. If anyone tells me my hat is more important than my head - by God I'm taking off my hat.

Pictorial art is relating tones to create beauty - like chords of music - not the faithful copying of the model.

The most fruitful and worthwhile thing I have ever done has been to teach.

New concepts should be introduced by the power of imagery.

It's almost dawn. You can feel it coming. The world holds its breath, because there's really no guarantee that the sun will rise. That there was a yesterday doesn't mean there will be a tomorrow.

It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.

I am no busier than I have ever been - I have always been a busy guy.

Marriage is not an institution, it is an intuition.

Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.

If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us.

No way. I'm not going in there. I draw the line at grave-robbing, Barrons. It's not your pen.

Probably I'll not be so successful if I will keep everything in myself inside of me.

Aladdin, who said to his wife, I know it's not a lamp, keep rubbing! Never got a dinner!