The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.

An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.

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.

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

Find out what you really like if you can. Find out what is really important to you. Then sing your song. You will have something to sing about and your whole heart will be in the singing.

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.

You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.