If you hear a voice within you saying, “You are not a painter,” then by all means paint, boy, and that voice will be silenced.

I don’t have to explain myself. My frequency is very common and is open to anybody to tune in.

Art is a language which anneals individuals to each other through experiences that are uniquely human.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

It’s the artists who do the dreaming for society.

We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain.

All experience is great providing you live through it.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

The heart is not like a box that gets filled up; it expands in size the more you love.