Rembrandt — "I am not a painter, I am a thinker."

"A painter should only paint what he loves."

"My greatest ambition is to leave behind a body of work that will inspire future generations."

"Try to put well in practice what you already know; and in so doing, you will in good time, discover the hidden things which you now inquire about."

"The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players."

"Of course you will say that I ought to be practical and ought to try and paint the way they want me to paint. Well, I will tell you a secret. I have tried and I have tried very hard, but I can't do it…"