Vincent van Gogh

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I wish they would take me for what I am.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

The way to know life is to love many things.

I want to paint men and women with that something of the eternal which the halo used to symbolize, and which we seek to convey by the actual radiance and vibration of our colouring.

I am not mad, I am just not sane.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.

There are two ways of looking at a thing: one way is to see it as an ugly, dull, miserable, uninteresting thing, another way is to see it as a beautiful, interesting, marvelous, and inspiring thing.

I often think about the future, about how things will be when I am gone.

The great thing is to develop oneself.

I can’t change the fact that my paintings don’t sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.

I wish I could live in a world where everyone was kind to each other.

And the painter of the future will be a colorist such as has not yet been seen.

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining on shore.

I want to paint humanity, humanity and nothing else.

I have a terrible need for — dare I say the word — for religion. So I go outside at night to paint the stars, and I always dream a painting like that.

I am not myself, I am my environment.

I want to live in a world where there are no problems.

I want to paint like I see the world, not like the world wants to be seen.

I am in a rage. I am in a rage against myself.