When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.

Art is coming face to face with yourself.

There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.

Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

Gentleness towards self and others makes life a little lighter.

It was a surprise, and a delight, to see children devour books. Without ever knowing it, they were receiving an education.

Time will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead.

I don't understand why it's the fault of the media for focusing on an issue that Mike Pence are crediting Donald Trump for bringing to the fore.

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge.

Once I get onstage the tension explodes and I'm fine. I'm in another world - in a trance almost, doing what I love best, expressing myself through guitar.

I want fans to give me advice on girls; why do they always say they don’t look good in pictures, even though they look great?

Those who practice philosophy in the right way are in training for dying and they fear death least of all men.

May the trees continue to thrive and flourish on this earth, filling our hearts with joy and inspiration.

Truth will not make us rich, but it will make us free.