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.

All outward success, when it has value, is but the inevitable result of an inward success of full living, full play and enjoyment of one's faculties.

There is no art without contemplation.

After all, the goal is not making art. It is living a life. Those who live their lives will leave the stuff that is really art.

Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable, and we value art not because of the skilled product, but because of its revelation of a life's experience.

Color is only beautiful when it means something.

An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.