I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

We strongly feel we have to protect everything.

I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a house and put my wife and three children through college. Now that diversion is over so I can finally paint full time.

Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

The income from sales now covers the expense of materials but I expect this to improve.

It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

It's the water. Everything is driven by the water.

I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

You don't need to be for or against the war to provide morale and support to the men and women who are fighting over seas. These are human beings who are doing a service.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

I am used to training 10 to 12 sessions a week, so I have the physical and mental endurance that comes with being an athlete.

When I was a kid, I didn't know how I got into acting.

I read the paper every day and the Bible every day; that way I know what both sides are up to.

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.

Sometimes I try to sell shows with a female lead to networks, and that isn't something that's been a proven formula for them, so they reject it. I do feel like men get the funniest roles in movies.

Within our perceived weaknesses and imperfections lies the key to realizing our true strength.

Your protagonist is your reader's portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world you're creating. They don't have to be super-educated, they just have to be mentally active. Keep them looking, thinking, wondering, remembering.

Accusations are useless.

Colleagues will malign you if you're a moderately successful journalist.

Most performers spend half their earnings taking care of family members.

All things deteriorate in time.

We are biological creatures. We are born, we live, we die. There is no transcendent purpose to existence. At best we are creatures of reason, and by using reason we can cure ourselves of emotional excess. Purged of both hope and fear, we find courage in the face of helplessness, insignificance and uncertainty.

There is no time to think about how much I hurt; there is only time to run.

I live for the present always. I accept this risk. I don't deny the past, but it's a page to turn.

There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages

We use religion like a trolley-car--we ride on it only while it is going our way.

Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water.

I've loved the opportunity to learn about the fashion world and appreciate it as an art form, and I look forward to my continued education, but I never want it to take over my acting.

To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.

Turmoil is everywhere, and the whole world is waiting for solutions to come from the top down. That's not how it works - community change from the bottom up makes a real difference.

Learning how to learn is the most precious thing we have in life.

We think we are being interesting to others when we are being interesting to ourselves.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals respect for others guides our manners.

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.