There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.

Finished persons are very common - people who are closed up, quite satisfied that there is little more to learn

Do not expect pictures to say the expected; some of the best will have surprises for you, which will, at first, shock you.

When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world.

You will never draw the sense of a thing unless you are feeling it at the time you work.

Count on big lines to express your ideas.

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