The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.

The importance of colour is as nothing compared with that of form, chiaroscuro and arrangement. They are the true and enduring bases of pictorial art.

Rhythm is as necessary in a picture as pigment; it is as much a part of painting as of music.

Style is instinctive and few achieve it in a notable degree. Its development is not hastened by instruction. It comes or it doesn't. It will take care of itself.

Luminosity is a quality dependent as much on technique as on the physical properties of individual pigments.

Take away a painter's vanity, said a famous landscape painter, and he will never touch a pencil again.

It is not in the nature of lenses to tell the whole truth. They are instruments of exaggeration and belittlement.

Many cherish the idea that a photograph is an exact presentment of nature, and accept without question the paradox that a photograph cannot lie. Actually there never was a more unmitigated liar.

Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.

Do not think me fussy when I specify tidiness. It is essential... In printing, remember that cleanliness and order wait upon success.

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

Commitment mixed with drive and sprinkled with imagination creates sustained results. Stay focused and you will make your mark!

Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Freedom only exists in the choice. When you don't have the choice you are not free.

An old African leader says about leadership, he says that leadership should never be shared; it should always remain in the hands of the dispossessed people. We will lead the revolution.

Everyone has the power to impact the outcome of his life. The way to do it is to focus on today. . . It is too late for yesterday. And you can't depend on tomorrow.

You don't do anything to further your stay aboard a ship that you see is going to go down to the bottom of the ocean.

Modern dance isn't anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America.

Soil, not oil, holds the future for humanity.

That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family.