To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched.

The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to the sitter and to himself, will have some bitter experiences.

The artist is the world's scapegoat.

There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his ends is to limit him.

A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case I'd as soon be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

A wife, a lover, can perhaps never see what the artist sees. They rarely ever do. Perhaps a really mediocre artist has more chance of success.

To think of abstraction as an end in itself is undoubtedly letting oneself be led into a cul-de-sac and can only lead to exhaustion and impotence.

Why dont they stick to murder and leave art to us?

Egypt is kind of like the Hollywood of the Middle East. I mean, we had cinema maybe decades before the other Arab countries ever got independence.

Im like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, Im still going to be asking for more time two days before its due.

Courage is heartworth making itself felt in deeds. It never waits for chances; it makes chances.

A hundred thousand men, coming one after another, cannot move a Ton weight; but the united strength of 50 would transport it with ease.

Everything I love about America is fragile.

I prefer not to fly, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

I thought we were out of money!? You can't simultaneously fire teachers AND tomahawk missiles.

I love my mother dearly, but it wouldn't be suitable for me to live with her all the time.

Introverts are capable of acting like extroverts for the sake of work they consider important, people they love, or anything they value highly.

Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation.