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.

No work of Art is really ever finished. They only stop at good places.

Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

Perhaps whatever there is in my work that may be really interesting to others and surely what is interesting to me, is the result of a sometimes successful effort to free myself from any idea that what I produce must be art.

Many things that come into the world are not looked into. The individual says 'My crowd doesn't run that way.' I say, don't run with crowds.

The work of the art student is no light matter. Few have the courage and stamina to think it through. You have to make up your mind to be alone in many ways. We like sympathy and we like to be in company. It is easier than going it alone. But alone one gets acquainted with himself, grows up and on, not stopping with the crowd. It costs to do this. If you succeed somewhat you may have to pay for it as well as enjoy it all your life.

Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.