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“I do not paint in front of but from within nature.”
Source : Diane Waddmann, Arshile Gorky (1981). “Arshile Gorky: 1904-1948, a Retrospective”
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“The reality is Hicks is facing an unfair justice system that is not tolerated anywhere else in the world, so where does that leave him”
Source : "Al Qaeda man faces tribunal", www.cnn.com. August 26, 2004.
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“The value of a yellow metal (gold), originally chosen as money because it tickled the fancy of savages, is clearly a chancy and irrelevant thing on which to base the value of our money and the stability of our industrial system.”
Source : Sir Dennis Holme Robertson (1929). “Money”
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“Disappointment is simply a dream that doesnt want to become a reality.”
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“I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that.”
Source : "10 Minutes with Steve Buscemi". Interview with Gary Moskowitz, www.motherjones.com. July 18, 2007.
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“When life gets tangled there's something so reassuring about climbing a mountain. The challenge is unambiguous.”
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“What makes a good work of art is something that honors certain traditions and breaks with others.”
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“I wanted to hold happiness in reserve, like a bottle of champagne. I postponed it because I was afraid, because I overvalued it, and then I didn't want to use it up, because what do you wish for then?”