A weak background is a deadly thing.

It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual, a new one, very distinct from others.

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.

Educate yourself. Don't let me educate you

There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.

Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong.

Finished persons are very common - people who are closed up, quite satisfied that there is little more to learn