The passage from the state of nature to the civil state produces a very remarkable change in man, by substituting justice for instinct in his conduct.

When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself "Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!"

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

The universe was born restless and has never since been still.

I felt before I thought

God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.

I have always believed that good is only beauty put into practice.

It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.

We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso)

Cities are the sinks of the human race.

The landscapist lives in silence.

Your life is a direct reflection of your level of investment in yourself, and your success or the lack of it is often decided by your personal development level.

There is nothing more dangerous or more plentiful in all the world than unreasonable men of greed that preach an intolerant ideology and are full of a self-esteeming and illogical moral creed.

Good and Evil are opposite points on a circle, Dr. Chiver. Greater good is just halfway back to Bad.

I'm a very open person. I know I open my mouth way too much, but I just do that.

But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them.

I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason.

The quest of the truth had been born in me - the most tragic and incomplete, as well as the most essential, of man's quests.

How can you lay siege to a whole country? Who is really under siege now? Baghdad cannot be besieged.

I have bullshit moments every once in a while - like every actor does.

To say that being non-judgmental is better than being judgmental is itself a judgment, and therefore a violation of principle.