When I paint, I never think of selling. People simply fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights.

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.

From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.

No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.

What is art? Art grows from joy and sorrow, but mostly from sorrow. It grows from human lives.

I don’t believe in an art that is not born out of man’s need to open his heart.

All art, literature, and music must be born in your heart's blood. Art is your heart's blood.

There is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love.

The viewers must come to understand the sacredness of painting, so they will remove their hats as if they were in church.

Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?

I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of man's urge to open his heart

Never give anybody permission to disturb your peace. Always ignore negative comment.Dwell on positive thoughts and occupied your mind with songs of praise.

Making appointments with yourself and scheduling other things around them is key to proactive self-management.

It's time for the US to widen its circle of learning, not to circle its wagons against hostile ideas in education reform.

Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force.

Les Miserables is one of my favorite stories

Daydreaming allows you to play out scenarios where you miraculously save the day. You play out scenarios in your head that are kind of crazy, and then you personally, heroically resolve them.

Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.

I find it helpful to buy near the low of the last few years.

The street finds its own uses for things.

My New Year's resolution was to stop saying 'You go, girl' to myself.