Sculpture is made by taking away, while painting is made by adding.

With few words I shall make thee understand my soul.

So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.

Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.

I created a vision of David in my mind and simply carved away everything that was not David.

Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music and a melody which intellect only can appreciate, and with great difficulty.

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.