I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly changed and renewed.

Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words.

A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering.

A consumer society is about simplfying and degrading the consumer as well as the product.

Wouldn't it be great,as Scott Peck suggests, if all medical students had to undergo the symptoms and feeling of a spectrum of illnesses. From acute infections to terminal cancer - and Kuru, the laughing sickness. Just a month for each exposure, controlled of course, and a good heavy dose of excruciating pain. So they'll know what that feels like.

It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy.

I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it.