"Work alone will efface the footsteps of work."

"The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many."

"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision."

"I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring."

"Nature is a temple in which living columns sometimes emit confused words. Man approaches it through forests of symbols, which observe him with familiar glances."

"Cynicism and naivety lie cheek by jowl in the American imagination if the United States is one of the most venal nations on Earth, it is also one of the most earnestly idealistic."

"Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator."

"We could have saved the Earth but we were too damned cheap."