When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world.

Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.

Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.

An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.

In great art there is no beginning and end in point of time. All time is comprehended.

It is the common defect of modern art study. Too many students do not know why they draw.

The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a state of high functioning, a more than ordinary moment of existence. In such moments activity is inevitable, and whether this activity is with brush, pen, chisel, or tongue, its result is but a by-product of the state, a trace, the footprint of the state.