"I work on a political subject quite often, and the paintings, for me, are not finished until they're printed."

“Fear appears from a false vision of reality.”

“A pure democracy is generally a very bad government, It is often the most tyrannical government on earth; for a multitude is often rash, and will not hear reason.”

“Art should become as one with its surroundings.”

“It's been rough for me trying to find my position in the struggle and where my voice is needed and helpful. You know, I grew up in Philadelphia, and Philadelphia has a really rough police-brutality history. I grew up in a neighborhood where it was very clear that the police were "them" and we were "us".”

“In that sense, film is superior, but the difficulty is your lack of control as a writer.”

“Students are not to read the Bible, jurors are not to hear it, prosecutors cannot quote from it, and teachers are not to display it.”

“Only 3 percent of people in the DRC use condoms.”

“The thing about 'Soft Machine' and me was that I never considered another profession.”

Source : "Kevin Ayers: 'I never considered another profession' - one of his final interviews". Interview with Kate Mossman, www.theguardian.com. February 21, 2013.