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I once taught art to adults in a night course. I had a woman who painted her back yard, and she said it was the first time she had ever really looked at it. I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond

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That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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I hope I have made it clear that the work is about perfection as we are aware of it in our minds but that the paintings are very far from being perfect – completely removed in fact – even as we ourselves are.
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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.
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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
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The adventurous state of mind is a high house… The joy of adventure is unaccountable.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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