What you work hardest at, you love the most.

If you know the differences between an oak and a poplar, a spruce and a pine, down to the needles... you are able to paint that tree with more conviction, even if done with a few broad strokes.

Art is the space between the viewer and the rectangle that hangs on the wall. Unless something of the person that created the work is there, there's nothing for the viewer to take away.

The transition from painter to artist comes when you cross the line of painting what you see to painting what you feel about what you see.

If everything that you do is for the market, it won't work.

I've started to experiment [in the studio] with texturing the canvas, building up the surface with large brushes, palette knife or fingers. I want to say more in my art.

It benefits all artists to help one another - it raises the whole profession.

I would say I'm a boss who's learning, and I hope people have the patience for the fact that I'm learning along the way because that's a tough thing.

Cycling is good for people in all ways: their health, their well-being, and it does no damage to the environment. It can, however, be dangerous, and this has to be addressed.

One God, one law, one element, And one far-off divine event, To which the whole creation moves.

I think you should try... not to try to be better than everyone around you, but try to be better than yourself everyday.

I think every case is different. Every situation is different. People come on the F.B.I.'s radar screen for a variety of reasons at a variety of times.

But people are going to say what they want to say. I know who I am, and I'm not perfect.

You're either living or you're dead.

I am a Christian. I know I am a Christian, knowing that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior.

Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments.

If the networks can get audiences to tolerate pop-up promos by the dozens, maybe they'll start selling pop-up commercials, too.