We love a genius for what he leaves and mourn him for what he takes away

I wish you would recollect that Painting and Punctuality mix like Oil and Vinegar, and that Genius and regularity are utter Enemies and must be to the end of time.

Though I'm a rogue in talking upon Painting & Love I can be serious and honest upon any subject thoroughly pleasing to me.

Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation

Many a real genius is lost in the fictitious character of the Gentleman. I am the most inconsistent, changeable being so full of fits and starts.

Strong anger can only make you weaker than you already are

The most ignorant of all people is a person who is self assured in his or her premature decisions.

There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it.

There's a lot of people out now around America who depend on checks from their fellow taxpayers being in the mailbox every day.

It becomes a cannibalization of your pre-existing economy

Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I making a judgment?' ... If you have no experience, then your instincts aren't any good.

Even though he was afraid to admit it, when he was with her it seemed it was worth doing all those normal things that normal people do.

My dad's intense love for art and music is what drove me to learn music

The absolutist trumpets his plain vision; the relativist sees only someone who is unaware of his own spectacles.