"Art is a harmony parallel with nature."

"Painting from nature is not copying the object it is realizing one's sensations."

"People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day."

"We live in a rainbow of chaos."

"The strong man is strongest when alone."

"The only limit to human potential is a single spark of imagination can ignite the world."

"The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself."

"Remember, man does not live on bread alone: sometimes he needs a little buttering up."