Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

You can embark on new and steeper versions of your old sin, you know, and cry tears doing it that are genuine as any.

When its dark enough you can see the stars.

South Dakota... is like the world's first drive-through sensory deprivation chamber.

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.

Cripes Miss Wilcox, they're not guns,' I said. No, they're not Mattie, they're books. And a hundred times more dangerous.

In spring, nature is like a thrifty housewife ... taking up the white carpets and putting down the green ones.

A race isn't won until it's over.

People lie for lots of reasons, often because it seems like a way to get what they want with less effort.

I really like science because it seems to be that place where you get the big picture, everything connects.

With more people, there are more voices to tune out.