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?

Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.

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

Be a warhorse for work and enjoy even the struggle against defeat.

Whatever you feel or think your exact state at the exact moment of your brush touching the canvas is in some way registered in that stroke.

I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time.