The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene.

There is in art the notion of less is more, which is to say, you don't torture a painting that has already confessed.

Often it's just a short swim from the shipwreck of your life to the island paradise of your dreams, assuming you don't drown in the metaphor.

At the end of the day, Mother Nature has only one question for us: 'What life did you nurture today?

There is a logical explanation for everything, often mistaken for the reason it happened.

We never give up wanting things for ourselves, but there comes a day when what we want for ourselves is someone else's happiness.

A successful artist is inspired by his muse, and his muse is inspired by the payment of a commission.