A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source.

When you can't change the direction of the wind – adjust your sails.

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you.

Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it

I never started out to be unusual or different. I just wanted to do things my way.