If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.

The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results.

The Impressionists had to fight the gallery system for many years before becoming accepted. One of their methods of fighting was to band together and hold their own shows.

There’s always tomorrow, until there’s not.

Heroes inspire us for many reasons: they make tough decisions, they keep going and they get done what matters. But there’s another reason we love our heroes. Inside us all, we know we have the power to become one ourselves.

General anxiety is the bridge between the manic joys of creation, exploration, new revelations, professional acceptance and reward, and the depression of self-critique, professional rejection and stagnation. All are part of the roller coaster ride of an artist's life.

Freedom works, it turns out; the Constitution codified and structured freedom at a level unparalleled in world history.