The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.

By my teaching I hope to inspire you to personal activity and to present your vision.

There are pictures that manifest education and there are pictures that manifest love.

In a tree there is a spirit of life, a spirit of growth and a spirit of holding its head up.

The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness.

There is only one reason for art in America, and that is that the people of America learn the means of expressing themselves in their own time, and their own land.

In certain books—some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother.