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.

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.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'