Vincent Van Gogh

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we were Americans, and we would succeed at it because we were Americans.

Before I die, I will preach to the Muslims in the Arab world. I will preach in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. I will preach in Tehran. I will do it under the umbrella of God. And see its impact.