The beginning is the most important part of the work.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.