“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.”

“The style of ancient Egyptian art is transcendently clear, something 8-year-olds can recognize in an instant. Its consistency and codification is one of the most epic visual journeys in all art, one that lasts 30 dynasties spread over 3,000 years.”

“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.”

“It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.”

“A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.”

“When you create art, the world has to wait.”

“The task of art today is to bring chaos into order.”

“Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.”

“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.”

“The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art.”

“Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.”

“I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd.”

“Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.”

“There are neither good nor bad subjects. From the point of view of pure Art, you could almost establish it as an axiom that the subject is irrelevant, style itself being an absolute manner of seeing things.”

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.”

“Tell me thy company, and I'll tell thee what thou art.”

“Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.”

“I love to collect modern art.”

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

“I don't think art is propaganda it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates humanity instead of manipulating it.”

“These days, newish art can be priced between $10,000 and $25,000. When I tell artists that a new painting by a newish artist should go for around $1,200, they look at me like I'm a flesh-eating virus.”