Inspirational Sayings

If a sparrow come before my window, I take part in its existence and pick about the gravel with it.

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.

Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

The beauty of the natural world is a gift that must be cherished and protected.

I am more than ever convinced that the object of the Imagination, as well as of the Reason, is to penetrate into the hidden laws of Nature.

I believe that the time will come when man will be able to fly to the moon and beyond.

I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.

If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!

You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life.

They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.

I just do art because I'm ugly and there's nothing else for me to do.

To believe in the things you can see and touch is no belief at all; but to believe in the unseen is a triumph and a blessing.

A good speech should be like a woman's skirt; long enough to cover the subject and short enough to create interest.

In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood.

The old society does not perish until it has exhausted all its creative possibilities.

The coming of the wireless era will make war impossible, because it will make war ridiculous.