Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.

I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.

Oh what a tangled web we weave,<br> When first we practise to deceive!

All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.

Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

Each painting has its own way of evolving...When the painting is finished, the subject reaveals itself.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.

Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.