"Charity and personal force are the only investments worth anything."

“Art should be born from the materials.”

Source : Jean Dubuffet, Mildred Glimcher (1987). “Jean Dubuffet”, Abbeville Press

“We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.”

“Whatever controls us is our lord. The person who seeks power is controlled by power. The person who seeks acceptance is controlled by acceptance. We do not control ourselves. We are controlled by the lord of our lives.”

“You've got to use the life you've been given to give others life”

“We are hoping and praying that they will not be able to deny what the Lord has ordained.”

Source : "Showdown Looms as Burris Declares 'I Am Now the Junior Senator'", www.foxnews.com. January 5, 2009.

“We don't own the earth. We are the earth's caretakers...we take care of it and all the things on it. And when we're done with it, it should be left better than we found it.”

“At an age when most youngsters are preparing for their GCSEs, I was suddenly a jet-setter, briefly the toast of Hollywood and London's West End. My immature wishes and naive opinions were treated with respect.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“It isn't that I dislike artists, but I can't stand anyone who puts on those ponderous airs of a man of character.”