It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I'm all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I'll always remain half…

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a...

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a...

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your...

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your...

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

I do not intend to spare myself, not to avoid emotions or difficulties. I don't...

I do not intend to spare myself, not to avoid emotions or difficulties. I don't...

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth...

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth...

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely...

America's future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely...

You don't put robbers to work in a bank

You don't put robbers to work in a bank