We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things.

Beauty is the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole.

I certainly consider a great appreciation of painting to be the best indication of a most perfect mind.

A common error of ignorance is to maintain that what one does not know does not exist.

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.

A man can do all things if he will.

It is very rarely granted even to Nature herself to produce anything absolutely perfect in every part.

There is no art which has not had its beginnings in things full of errors. Nothing is at the same time both new and perfect.

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among the gods.

The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.

... the movements of the body reveal the movements of the soul.

Playing a fool is the best paid role.

From the back came an unearthly, satisfied chuckle. All I could see in the rearview mirror was a dark shadow with red goat-slitted eyes. Fear slithered throu

Without perseverance talent is a barren bed.

I'm not trying to be this cool girl. If you're trying to be something you're not, it's slowly going to bite you in the butt.

The trouble with wedlock is that there's not enough wed and too much lock.

I like Jackie [Chan] because I've been a fan of Jackie's forever. He's broken every bone in his body for his commitment and dedication to doing his own stunts. So he's the real deal.

CNN is not fake news.

I would love nothing more than compromise. But I would say to you that compromise that's not a solution is a waste of time.

All I can say is I've been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, 'You're very good.'

Sometimes you don't need lightning to start a fire. Sometimes, it builds on its own.