Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God.

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

Love is the stepping stone to new beginnings.

I'm working on a snow scene right now, and it's summer. It's hot, and I will get chilly. I'll have to turn on the heat. My wife walks in, and it's 95 degrees in the studio. I know it's nutty, but it's a projection you have where you step into the painting.

You have to expect spiritual warfare whenever you stand up for righteousness or call attention to basic values. It's just a matter of light battling the darkness. But the light wins every time. You can't throw enough darkness on light to put it out.

Our most important legacy will be the contributions we make to the lives of other human beings.

Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.