A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

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

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

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

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