Vices of the time; vices of the man.

All authority must be out of a man's self, turned . . . either upon an art, or upon a man.

Science is but an image of the truth.

The inclination to goodness is imprinted deeply in the nature of man.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

I want to make portraits and images. I don't know how. Out of despair, I just use paint anyway. Suddenly the things you make coagulate and take on just the shape you intend. Totally accurate marks, which are outside representational marks.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.