“The idea of America is so wonderful because the more equal something is, the more American it is.”

Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.

Success is what sells.

I always notice flowers.

The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.

There should be a course in the first grade on love.

Perception precedes reality.

Fashion is more art than art is.

Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art.

The biggest price you pay for love is that you have to have somebody around, you can’t be on your own, which is always so much better.

Land really is the best art.

I do the same thing everyday. I go to work and paint. I try to turn out as many pictures as I can.

When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you’re working.

The mystery was gone but the amazement was just starting.

Everybody must have a fantasy.

I think an artist is anybody who does something well, like if you cook well.

Most people in America think Art is a man’s name.

Japan will change. Let’s create a country where innovation is constantly happening, giving birth to new industries to lead the world

We need a fair & humane immigration system.

The old country singers, they were badass, they were the American badass people. I’m an American badass. At 40 years old, I’m gonna be a country singer.

The election is not just about the future of our country – it is about the future of our planet.

I want a great country. I want people happy.

The whole world recognizes Russia’s cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.

By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world.

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England – where liberal value have deep historic roots.