In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.

The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.

The art of creation lies in the gift of perceiving the particular and generalizing it, thus creating the particular again. It is therefore a powerful transforming force and a generator of creative solutions in relation to a given problem.

A great sculpture can roll down a hill without breaking.

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

Art is a shadow of Divine perfection.