Great art is never perfect; perfect art is never great.

It is obvious that art cannot teach anyone anything, since in four thousand years humanity has learnt nothing at all.

Art should never be an answer but a question.

Art teaches nothing except the significance of life.

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire.

Art is purposiveness without purpose.

Order cannot possibly be brought about through conformity to a pattern, under any circumstances.

The artist cannot look to others to validate his efforts or his calling. If you don't believe me, ask Van Gogh, who produced masterpiece after masterpiece and never found a buyer in his whole life.

You can never be an artist if your work comes without effort

A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual.

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a sign of a misunderstanding of the ends of art.

Art is never defect-free. Things that are remarkable never meet spec, because that would make them standardized, not worth talking about.

However expressive, symbols can never be the things they stand for.

A work of art is never finished. It is merely abandoned.