Trees bend low with ripened fruit; clouds hang down with gentle rain; noble people bow graciously. This is the way of generous things.
When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.
My concern is with the rhythms of nature I work inside out, like nature.
Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within.
I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc. , because the painting has a life of its own.
Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.
The modern artist. . . is working and expressing an inner world - in other words - expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces.
Almost every man looks more so in a belted trench coat.
In politics a week is a very long time.
Things don't make me nearly as happy as talking and having a beer with my friends. And that's something everyone can do.
In a democracy, everyone has the right to criticise the Government. Normally, the opposition gets more media space and even the people find it interesting to listen to voices against the government of the day. Ever since I took office, my friends in the opposition have been levelling baseless allegations about my foreign trips. Had these trips been a failure, then they would have based their comments on specific issues. When opponents keep harping on one point, it is a sure sign of success!