There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.
Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.
Those who cannot begin do not finish.
Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.
It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual, a new one, very distinct from others.
A weak background is a deadly thing.