"From the moment I hold a pen in my hand, I am conscious of the infinite possibilities that lie before me."

"Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working."

"It has been my lot to be attacked by the critics, almost without exception, from the very first."

"A chef doesn't have to always ask for approval and to ask [others] people to taste the plates that he prepares. If you must trouble yourself with the public, painting, its art, what one has to say, on…"

"The greatest artist is the one who has the greatest vision."