To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

Art is made to disturb, science reassures.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

Art is meant to disturb, science reassures.

Colour could give rise to sensations which would interfere with our conception of space.

The herbalist I met a few times - it was great - she gave me literature about the different processes that an herbalist would do to make medicines from certain herbs and things.

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.

I was always told I had to be an example to my siblings. I was told to toe the line. So I had to behave.

Let me just be very clear that the Republican Party will select a nominee that will beat Bill Clinton.

Mozart makes us care about people in flashes of lightning.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

I have an ethics background. It doesn't mean you're perfect. But I tried to set an entirely different bar for politics in D.C. that's based on ethics and first principles and political philosophy, and not this constant bickering of, 'Are you Right or Left?'

Study nature love nature stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

There are horses people use for competition, and if they don't perform well or go lame, then people ask the vet to put them down to get the insurance money. And my vet knows I love horses, so he gives them to me.

The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love kindness patience humor comfort lessons in life. And most importantly cookies.

I respond to authenticity and originality, and I've been a fan of Don Winslow's ever since 'The Power Of The Dog.'

I always feel like I've been slightly misunderstood. As a woman, you get judged for appearances or things like that I don't really care about.

Life's fairly excruciating. Painful things happen. Every now and then, you drag yourself out of the stream and stand on the bank gasping for air. I think that's how I work.

The valor that struggles is better than the weakness that endures.

If you're not interested in history, if you're living for the day, you need some sort of cliche hook. I certainly don't think of myself as a cult anything. It's a strange thing to even consider pursuing.

Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.

Maybe because she's smaller than me she might look taller.

It becomes obvious when people are sincere in their criticism and when they're not. I've learned over time that people will always have something to say.

The paradigm of the 'Aquarian Conspiracy' sees humankind embedded in nature. It promotes the autonomous individual in a decentralized society... The new perspective respects the ecology of everything: birth, death, learning, health, family, work, science, spirituality, the arts, the community, relationships, politics.

Transformation can come in the mysterious guise of shape-shifting, or through a simple change of mind.

What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.

Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.

I suppose the Church would be perfect only if it were run by perfect beings. God is perfect, and His doctrine is pure. But He works through us - His imperfect children - and imperfect people make mistakes.