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

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

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

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.

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

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

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.