The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea

There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself.

Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.

Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.

In every human being there is the artist, and whatever his activity, he has an equal chance with any to express the result of his growth and his contact with life. I don't believe any real artist cares whether what he does is 'art' or not. Who, after all, knows what art is?

A GREAT PAINTER will know a great deal about how he did it, but still he will say, “How did I do it?

Do whatever you do intensely.