The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art.

You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.

All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it.

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.

The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us.

I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am.

Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within.

Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.

A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling.

I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full.

The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law.

Leadership is an art expressed by the demonstration of characters worthy of immitation, emulation and inspiration. It is neither a title nor a postion.

It's time to give the gavel back to God, we were never meant to be judges.

No man can become rich without himself enriching others

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

In friendship similarity of character has more weight than kinship.

The greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out.

It's not what you do - it's the intensity of your feeling that determines how far you go in the spiritual life.

As I read the Qur'an and prayed the Islamic prayers, a door to my heart was unsealed and I was immersed in an overwhelming tenderness.

The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.

Business is full of pain and hardship and with that, laughter and release.