Oil painting, before anything else, was a celebration of private property. As an art-form it derived from the principle that you are what you have.
Gratitude turns disappointment into lessons learned, discoveries made, alternatives explored, and new plans set in motion.
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
Keep an eye on your responses. Strong responses are about you more than them.
It is man and not the Bible that needs correcting. Greater and more careful scholarship has shown that apparent contradictions were caused by incorrect translations, rather than divine inconsistencies...
Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.
Your personal truth is your gift to the world.
I don't stand for black man's side, I don't stand for white man's side, I stand for God's side.
If you want to brighten up a person's day.Give them a rainbow.
Eagle's flight of loneliness soars so high Around its sigh, no more alone the sky Other birds remain away, clouds pass byBetween shrouds of life and haze sun rays die
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.