"We live in an age when the traditional great subjects - the human form, the landscape, even newer traditions such as abstract expressionism - are daily devalued by commercial art."

"I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money."

"I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs."

"If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art."

"Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated."

"Fear will knock at every door; only those with resolved hearts refuse to let it enter. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."