You leave space for the body, imagining the other part even though it isn't there.

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

To be an artist is to believe in life.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality.

The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you to make a sculpture.

A sculptor is a person obsessed with the form and the shape of things, and it's not just Ihe shape of any one thing, but the shape of any thing and everything.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his character to achieve it.

If Satan wasn't around, churches would go out of business.

To be aware of little, quiet things, you need to be quiet inside. A high degree of alertness is required. Be still. Look. Listen. Be present.

Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers.

I think fashion is like putting on armor. I like that aspect of it, but it's not something I want to think about every day.

I tell anyone who asks me - Scholes is the best English player.

I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.

Love has these three stages, and compassion accordingly has three stages, and both can exist in different combinations.

I express preference for a chronological sequence of events which precludes a violence.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.