You know how fussy and particular I am in painting. I am ever removing the paint and repainting the spot until I am completely exhausted.

I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.

The secret is to throw yourself into the water of life again and again, not to hang back, no reservations, risk everything, but above all strike out boldly with all you have.

The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with his eyes.

When something is finished, that means it's dead, doesn't it? I believe in everlastingness. I never finish a painting - I just stop working on it for a while.

Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.

Movement is the translation of life, and if art depicts life, movement should come into art, since we are only aware of living because it moves.

Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush.

Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.

If Picasso drips, I drip... For a long while I was with Cezanne, and now I am with Picasso.

The purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.

He captures memories because if he forgets them, it's as though they didn't happen.

A doctor's mission should not be to prevent death, but more importantly it should be to improve the quality of life.

People are starving for truth and leadership.

You can't help but be creative, we all are unique beings and have a unique story to tell from different walks of life.

If you're gonna fret, fret over something you can change. Then stop fretting and do something about it.

Many of the democratization projects are a real threat to real democracy.

Wonka: But, Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. Charlie: What happened? Wonka: He lived happily ever after.

I'm the greatest rock and roll drummer on the planet and you suck.

Resilience is the ability to attack while running away.