There is no such thing as a 'real' representation of 'reality.' Except, perhaps, in algebraic formulae.

For me, the big chore is always the same: how to begin a sentence, how to continue it, how to complete it.

Life is not only full of sound and fury. It also has butterflies, flowers, art.

To begin with, our perception of the world is deformed, incomplete. Then our memory is selective.

Truth be the knowledge of love.

The knowledge of the Holy Scripture is a great wisdom.

All the stories live in our bodies, he thinks. Every last one.

At Juilliard, I couldn't afford to have fun. I went to school and stayed home.

Wise people have an inward sense of what is beautiful, and the highest wisdom is to trust this intuition and be guided by it.

Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God.

Most of us have more potential than we will ever develop. What holds us back is often a lack of courage.

Happiness is the highest form of wisdom.

Limits are self-imposed. But there are no limits to human energy nor the goals you can achieve.

My use of evenly repeated dots and diagonal lines and uninflected color areas suggest that my work is right where it is, right on the canvas, definitely not a window into the world.