A landscape must breathe.

First learn the rules, then forget them.

It is not the model who must inspire the artist, but the artist who must bring the model to life.

-- Camille Claudel

I have made a solemn vow never to send my drawings, because people have cheated me.

-- Artemisia Gentileschi

I would not be content to be considered a mere imitator of nature.

-- El Greco

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

This is my scepter.

-- Albrecht Dürer

I make money by trying to buy stocks cheaply. If that makes me a raider, so be it.

-- Carl Icahn