The thinking of John Cage derived from Duchamp and Dada. I was not interested in that.

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.

You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

I love you best, and I'll miss you forever.

Can a bad tree bears good fruits?

All you realy need to do is accept this moment fully. You are then at ease in the here and now and at ease with yourself.

Not every work of art is or need be a heavily profound statement.

I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.

A democrat must be utterly selfless. He must think and dream not in terms of self or of party, but only of democracy.

When a humorist ventures upon the grave concerns of life he must do his job better than another man or he works harm to his cause.

It's a little dangerous for me to get outside myself and think about how I want people to see me.

"Every decision you make can change the world. The best life is the one the gods don't notice. You want to live free, boy, live quietly." "I want to be a soldier. A hero." "You'll grow out of it."

I grew up believing my sister was from the planet Neptune and had been sent down to Earth to kill me.