Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity.

I am always in the hope to express the love of two lovers by a marriage of two complementary colors - colors which marry each other... complement each other as a man and a woman do.

Many painters are afraid of the blank canvas, but the blank canvas is afraid of the truly passionate painter who dares-and who has once broken the spell of 'you can't.'

The lamps are burning and the starry sky is over it all.

l can do very well without God both in my life and in my painting, but l cannot, ill as I am, do without something which is greater than l, which is my life — the power to create.

Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.

The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.