There is nothing greater than enthusiasm.
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.
I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing - not perfect.
To be an artist is to believe in life.
Art is to make our lives richer and fuller.
Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas, it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. [It is wise to be grateful of what we have while we have it.]