Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life.

Don't worry about the rejections. Everybody that's good has gone through it. Don't let it matter if your works are not "accepted" at once. The better or more personal you are the less likely they are of acceptance.

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

A weak background is a deadly thing.

Do whatever you do intensely. The artist is the man who leaves the crowd and goes pioneering. With him there is an idea which is his life.

The ignorant are to be found as much among the educated as among the uneducated.

There is no art without contemplation.