Simplicity is not an objective in art, but one achieves simplicity despite one's self by entering into the real sense of things.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things.

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

To see far is one thing, going there is another.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.

Don't look for obscure formulas or mystery in my work. It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them. Those closest to God have seen them.

I ground matter to find the continuous line. And when I realized I could not find it, I stopped, as if an unseen someone had slapped my hands.