I am accused often of too much experimentation.., but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do.

Don't help the young too much — it will just weaken them and they'll resent it, and finally start avoiding you.

On pavements and the bark of trees I have found whole worlds.

The search for an equilibrium is essential for the artist, to be as aware of inner space as he is of outer space.

Problems are an important part of maturing--meet them straight on. Work them out. It's like the chick in the egg. It has to break through the eggshell on its own. That's how it gains its first strength. If you break the shell for the chick, you end up with a puny little runt.

I am accused often of too much experimentation.., but what else should I do when all other factors of man are in the same condition. I thrust forward into space as science and the rest do.

I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action.