I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Do not fret, for God did not create us to abandon us.

Art is a shadow of Divine perfection.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

Your greatness is measured by your horizons.

The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.

No great work of art is ever finished.

Only God creates. The rest of us just copy.

Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.

I like to convey the idea that art is important in everyday life.

I wish people were all trees and I think I could enjoy them then.

My first memory is of the brightness of light — light all around.

I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move.

I like an empty wall because I can imagine what I like about it.

The painting is like a thread that runs through all the reasons for all the other things that make one's life.

You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.

I'm frightened all the time. But I never let it stop me. Never!

When people read erotic symbols into my painting, they're really thinking about their own affairs.