I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.

It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.

Since I cannot sing, I paint.

War is killing the individual in it unless he has learned livingness - if he had it he wouldn't be a good soldier.

I've been afraid every single day of my life, but I've gone ahead and done it anyway.

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

So I said to myself-I'll paint what I see-what the flower is to me but I'll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking the time to look at it-I will make even busy New Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers.