''In my youth I made a New Year's resolution that I will never make New Year's resolutions ... so far so good.''

''People in the rainforest were not 'poor' until the 21st century caught up with them.''

''Art that questions can transcend social, religious and political boundaries.''  

''I have come to the conclusion that my sculpture is made up of 5% subconscious 10% will power and 85% physical ... the process of the elimination of my soul.''  

''An average of 45% of my time is now spent in hospitals that I am likely to pick up some foreign disease without having to leave the country.''

''I believe it's not possible that mankind will stop making wars but 100% believe in that wars will finish mankind.''

''In the time of making of my sculptures I always find the reason for my being.''

''Don't put a limit on what you expect to get out of life.'' 

''The heart that will forgive can never be broken.''

''If you have felt you have lived your life to the best of your capabilities the dying part should be easy.''

''If you are fighting monsters in your head try not to become one.''

''Today I have nothing to say.''

''It's the decision that is given less thought that changes your life for ever.''

''I have a safe refuge where I can go from the miseries of life ... it's my art, a refuge where I can forget and in time hope to find what's best for my humanity.''

''Everybody, at some time wishes that tomorrow will be a better day ... but you could die.''  

''No doubt there is a definitive loneliness in being the artist but I try to take the 'poor-me' out of it and turn it around as 'self-imposed-solitude-that-goes-with-the-terrain' ... truthfully ... it takes a lot of bullshit to get it there.''

''Getting old is all about getting Messy with a capital 'M'.'' 

''There is one way in telling myself that I have no money worries ... by telling myself that if I live through today and spend no money I have no money worries.''

''When I am the artist I trust in my intuition and it has opened up my mind and when I am not the artist I trust in my intuition and it has opened doors ... which some would say should have stayed closed ... but I trust in my intuition.''  

''There is a real loneliness to life when you experience the feeling that something inside of you dies while you are still alive.'' 

''If there was all woman governments I would put what money I have on it that there would be little or no wars of any kind ... now that I think about it there was a Margaret Thatcher.'' 

''I try to look on life from the optimistic side of the fence but I'm realistic enough to know ... no cash no splash.''

''Emotions at the best of times are contagious.''

Hope is wishful thinking in the present in the 'hope' something happens in the future to change the present.'' 

''You need your fair share of insanity to be creative.''