I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.

Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?

A painting is never finished; it simply stops in interesting places.

-- Jan van Eyck

Friends are companions on a journey who ought to help each other persevere on the road to a happier life.

-- Pythagoras

Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive.

-- Ratan Tata

Life being only a fraction of a second in eternity, one should at least make it bearable.

-- Paul Gauguin

Life is growth. You grow or you die.

-- Phil Knight

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

-- Søren Kierkegaard