The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

More of me comes out when I improvise.

The only quality that endures in art is a personal vision of the world. Methods are transient: personality is enduring.

I guess I'm not very human. All I really want to do is paint light on the side of a house.

It's (the lack of communication between the people in his paintings, ed.) probably a reflection of my own, if I may say, loneliness. I don't know. It could be the whole human condition.

To me the most important thing is the sense of going on. You know how beautiful things are when you're traveling.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.

There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

A beautiful country is a dream-like an illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife with outer enemies will never end.

God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman and God help him still more if he finds her.

If he slices the budget like he slices a golf ball, the nation has nothing to worry about.

These are the sort of things that push you on in music - the curiosity, a passion for new ideas.

Beggars should be entirely abolished! Truly, it is annoying to give to them and annoying not to give to them.

There can be no peace without justice and respect for human rights.

You can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed.

Everything is passing ... enjoy its momentariness

I like to go to art museums and name the untitled paintings... Boy With Pail... Kitten On Fire.

The patient that's on the floor with the cardiac arrest is not Wall Street. It's the American economy.