''You believe in the words written down by someone else, 

a person you have never met, someone who is long dead,

 of a different time and mindset to be true ... sad.''

''If you strongly feel that you have a reason 

to live then you also have a reason to die.''

''The most near-to-perfect experience we can have is to be at peace with our self's.''

''I am pessimistic about the human race because it is too ignorant to it's own destruction.'' 

''Sometimes it's best to cry wolf than 
fall down and pray.''

''No question, genuine imagination is 
infectious amongst artists, 

but totally impossible to emulate.''

''I abandoned being human to be an artist 

and I believe that the art made by me 

is from a 'true' human who can feel 

the isolation that can bring rejection, 
the self-doubts that can move to despair 
and then comes the ridicule followed by contempt and even humiliation,
but all that can make me feel human 
to be the artist that I am.'' 

''Millions of people throughout history and including our own time have died for and because of their beliefs and not one had any proof of a god ... so much killing on the basics 

of reading and interpreting so called 

'holy books'.''

''Sometimes I wake up in the morning 

thinking I'm not going to make it ...

{the bed}.'' 

''Creativity takes 'a no bullshit attitude' that it takes a real artist to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.''  

''In the process of making my sculpture I can find new emotions 

in myself that can take control in the art but lose them when 

I leave the work .... 

now you tell me what you know about yourself.''

''If you want something you never had 
then do something you never did ...
be your self.''

''Everyone 'knows' something about God,

unfortunately, not everyone knows something about toleration.''

''My life is not about 'finding' myself  
because I already know where I am, 
its about living it.''

''In the big picture people are not evil by choice, they are just lacking love.''

''There are more profits to be made in 
illness than there is in a cure.''

''The world is run by insane people who know what's best for you ...
in politics insanity is not a handicap.''

 ''I am not into writing a thesis about religion
so I am going to make it short here ... 

one has 'one story' and another

has 'one story' and many more has
'one story' and 'one story' and
'one story' plus all the 'stories' 
makes many confusing 'stories'.''

''I do not live in 'hope' because it's wishful thinking on my part and not what destiny had in mind, I live in a reality that has all the signs of kicking my ass in and that's more like what destiny has in store for me.''

''In less than fifty years we have made major leaps with technology that it has taken on a 'life' of it's own

and yet in medicine we are still in the 'dark ages' ...

it seems to me it is quite acceptable to play the 'God'

in technology but not in medicine. 

''There is one honour in life and it's the way in how

you die and cancer is not that honour.''

''When I meet so many religious and political people around me it only encourages me to be sarcastic.''

''People start tripping themselves up when telling lies that they forget their own lies.''

''All wars are symptoms of man's fear, his ego and failure to think of his fellow human beings.''

''When you begin to realize that nothing is perfect in life that there are trade-offs
and sacrifices, then you get on with
living your life.''

''My imagination is my only friend, there is plenty of room for bullshit without

being critical on myself.''

''The 'God' that people die for depends on 
us as human beings for it is our 'belief' 

that 'God' is achieved.'' 

''So many sculptures to make,

so little time left.''

 ''Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head, a bit  like jumping off a cliff and knowing someone is there to catch you,

at the bottom ...

step aside, coming through.''

''As human beings we are ill-equip going into adult hood let alone taking on relationships due to the  emotional baggage we pick up as children.''

''I have a deep and profound mistrust for all politicians ... but I am an optimist,

the truth lies somewhere in between.''

''Speaking as an atheist ... imagine if there is a god,

and one that likes a joke, I would think that atheism

 would seem less of an insult and treat to him 

then religion does.''

''Contrary to a popular 'belief ' ..
[more than half of the worlds population]

I am ready as I will ever be for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.''

''Corruption comes out of fear and greed.''

''I want to narrow my misery options
to death and my life options
to my art.''

''I was born into a Christian family and I am sure that during their time they fought for that right and belief but I never considered myself to be a totally free human being because with my freewill I should be making my own choices.''



''What a woman wants in a man is trust,

what a man wants in a woman is woman.''

''One of the greatest tasks in life

for anyone is to live out a delusion in reality of one's own devising.''

''If you do not say what's on your mind

it will eat away at you and you are in for

a slow death.''

''There are no experts but reality.''

''What kept me out of mental hospitals was my work

 but one needs some chaos in the mind to be creative.''

''The one thing I am disappointed in life

with is human beings.''

''As being responsible for my own choices in life

and I say to myself ...

 ''I can get through this'' ... then I will

and if I also say to myself ...

''I can't get through this'' ... then I will.''

''It is best to try to change the 'thoughts' that

become programed and accepted by the mind

than to leave it all to chance.''

''It can be the same bullshit but

with different people.''

''There are no self-appointed experts in this world but reality's lesson.''

''Your future is mapping out by the decision you are making now.''

''I have gone through life

in trusting people on their word ...

how naive I was.''

''If you can't say anything ...

then don't talk bullshit.''

''What makes a good writer is .. 

being a good liar.''

''I try to make it easy for everybody

fools included.''

''Flattery comes with a motive and looks like friendship just like the wolf looks

like the dog.''

''Nine out of ten times you can tell a

man's life story by 'reading' his face 

but when 'reading' a woman's,

well ... she has it down to the

 'art of fiction'.

''Men do their thinking in two heads,

the big head and the small head.''

''Happy ever after don't last for long.''

''Ignorance is the enemy of freedom.''

''When you are in the prime of youth and health you can go that much longer without money but when you are in

old age you cannot get out of the

bed without money.''

''Elephants do not fly only because they do not have wings.''

''Flattery comes with a motive and looks like friendship.''

''When you stop seeing the things in your life as the way to show you the things in your life then you are blind to all things.''

Love or hatred ...

the two emotions in humans that can drive you to insanity. In every moment new reasons are found for loving or hating somebody,

in words written or spoken, actions,

colour of skin, religious belief's or

just by thoughts.''



''POLITICAL PRISONER''

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''When you are surrounded by fools
act the 'bigger' fool then you are
the genius.''

''There are two days you have little or no control over and certainly no say in ...

the day you are born in, Birth-day and the day you will die, Death-day and what happens in between these two days is destined by

birth and death.''



My sculpture ... ''The Time Keeper''



''Old men can forget what it was like

to be young ..

young men don't want to know what it

will be like to be old.''

''It's no easy thing to give advice to somebody if they themselves are locked into their own fear.''

''Freewill ... is it something that we

think we have the full use of ...

outside of the mind the world is full of other 'in-formations' ...

either we choose our own thoughts or others will do it for you.''

''Everything of this world including this world is not permanent so be prepared for the nasty surprises that life has in store for you.''

''If you go through life in taking

nothing for granted you will have

few disappointments.''

''Most people will tend to hide their faults

and mistakes in life but an artist in

wisdom will exhibit his.''

''Religion was invented by people who pray to a 'god', 'idle' or 'deity' for their own personal salvation and needs but who do not want to think for themselves and be responsible for their own morals, ethics and actions.''

My Story Box ....
''Testing The Divine One''

''If you were to trust in your intuition without question your life would
be more fulfilled.''

''Don't fall into the illusion that if you were to pray to some 'god' that everything is going to be alright.''

''If forgiveness was unconditional it would make all the difference in the world.''

''You don't have to be a sheep when you are surround by sheep.''

''Practically most of the mind is

unconscious to us,

you can compare it to an iceberg

where 90% of it can be below sea level.''

''In being the Artist you drop your

Ego big time and in 'real time'

you pick it up again.''

''Two people can have the same idea but

depending on ethics, morals, dogma, emotions, 

guilt, education and experience's in life

that 'same' idea could be 'good' or 'bad'.''

''A free spirit will not entertain

negative thoughts.''

''Never mind about living out your life and knowing nothing about 'life' ... 
you will still have to 'pay as you go'
and if that don't get to you

Karma will.''

''It's easy to act the 'bloody fool' when you are surrounded by geniuses.''

''Intelligence is the 'must have' app for survival but with a good dose of

common sense there is no telling

what you can achieve.'' 

''You have little control in what happens in the world in general and the anxiety it can cause to you personally, but you do and can control your emotions, and if you can do so you can free yourself of the anxieties.''

''I am coughing my way to

the coffin.''

 ''The mind can discriminate itself from

the very things that appear to be outside

itself without realising that it created

these things and therefore all

delusions become a state of the mind.''

''Trust in your intuitions,

it may not be what you want to hear

but it will be right.''

''I am making lots of Art lately,
the only problem is it's in my own
private gallery, my head.''

''If you are too 'busy' in your life 

you will be blind to the opportunities

that come your way.''

''Today I want to live forever ...

why ...

because I have www.''

''Life begins at the end of your life because deep inside your instinct for survival is more aware of the ageing process that you are

going through.''

''Are we that stupid that we are ignoring what climate change is telling us, or maybe we will start to pay attention when the Earth stops providing for us.''

''Other Sentient Beings are playing out their part in protecting the planet, we as human beings are destroying it that the day will come when we have gone to far down the road
to try to go back ...
we could be there sooner than we think.''

''Forget all the other days because

today is today.''

''It does not make any difference in what you do or what ethics you may live your life by you still live in your mind.''

           ''Holidays are too stressful to be catching 
up on relationships.''

''The Arts will keep the door to the

Mind open and push you deeper in,

it's a 'RoLLeR - CoAstEr' of a ride.''



''Who ever has the power over you owns you

and in this day and age that refers to

the politics, the banks, the credit companies,

the religions and relationships, but to be
free 100%, that might only be a dream because
 all of this is what is called modern-day living,

with this realised, remember, that you are unique
and that makes you your own person and the fact that within your own mind you still have
 your freewill ... choice.'' 

''There are a lot of extremely talented artists out there and I do not consider myself as one of them but I do credit myself in perseverance.'' 

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''We have gone to far down the road but taking a look back into history could save us from

getting lost.''

''I have in my sculpture created something
that will live on longer than me
to show I was here ...
it was worth the journey on the 
'yellow brick road'.''

My life size sculpture in clay of

''NED KELLY 1855-1880''

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''If we choose to ignore our
history as in war we will repeat it
again, and again ... and again.''

My story-box ...

'AFRICA'

''All delusions become a state of Mind, firmly fixed, therefore we are no more than the activities of our Mind.''

''Human beings since 'day one' has always idolised gods

{with a small 'g' and one with a very big 'G'}

that he himself has created from his own mind,

if none of the above ever happened we as human beings

would treat our fellow human beings as human beings.''

My limestone sculpture ''CHECKMATE TO GOD''

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''Real courage is living in a world where all men are accepted as equal in their beliefs, their culture and skin colour ...
but all men are not the same, some will want to change the world to their way.''  

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''Now it seems that everywhere in the world 'peace' is no more than a stressful intermission in war between countries.''

''A 'good' politician should know that a victory won in politics is the beginning of a
'hard road' ... which means he still
has a lot of work to do.''

''All art can influence people in some way or other to take a look at life outside of
'The Box' but, both for the artist and the viewer it requires courage to listen to your
first impressions.''

 

My story-box sculpture ... 'The Gun That Shot John Doe'.

''All things, including people, as we
know them have natural lifespans
and it's not for another human to
interfere in one's life-journey,
but in every second it has
already happened.''

''How many times have you heard that

history has a way of repeating itself ..

well that may be so but do we learn from it.''

''Bitter conflicts between human beings 

are passed like heritable diseases

from one generation to the next ... 

I should know, I am Irish.''

My sculpture ... 'Peace for all'

AGHALANE,
BELTURBET,   (Border of Northern Ireland),
Co. CAVAN,
IRELAND

3m high, two bronze figures,
1999

''The United Nations may be making efforts to find ways in containing the international trade and manufacture in arms but wars make money and money brings power and power makes politicians and politicians are in the United Nations.''

''Anger shows weakness.''

''You cannot change the mind of fanatics
and fools because reason cannot enter
a closed mind.''

''Right now in this very moment of time you are both living and dying at the same time.''

''The Artist holds the licence to bring to life

the imagination, to enter the world

where dreams come to life

and help make others see outside of the box.''

My story-box ... ''A CHILDS DREAM''

''Evil never goes away ..

it's like a cancer it's always there only sometimes you know.''

''Life comes with no guarantees but don't be afraid to take chances because miracles happen everyday and this could be your day.''

''Every thought you have carries
'it's' opposite with it.''

''A man can travel the world ten times over and never leave his mind,

so it's best to try to move up to first class.''

''You cannot avoid what destiny has planed for you.''

''Only fools will gather around a fire on a sunny day.''

''People in science look to the future,
People in religion look to the past,

People in the arts look everywhere.''




''It's O.K. ... I'm an artist.''

 

''Relationships are made up
of changing emotions like a boat 
at sea letting in water.''

''All artists can excel in their work from their own life experiences.''

''If you do not ask
'THE QUESTION' the answer is not going
to come!.''


'..... but I do see Mr. Darwin up there, I go ask Him ...'



''A non-spoken answer is also an answer,

it can tell the other person many things and

it always gives out the wrong impressions ...

so, do you feel confident.''

''ART is the door into the subconscious mind, once you knock you are there.''

''I am a lot more closer to me than you are.'' 

''Today is a good day,
I think ...
yesterday was a shit day,
I know ...
and tomorrow will be a very good day,
I hope ...
misery is the result of wishful thinking.''

''If you want to stop thinking for yourself get involved in a relationship.''

''Marriage or call it a mirage,
because once the papers are signed
love walks out the door.''

''I came into this world crying and kicking and I will go out just crying and asking what was it all about.''




From my painting ''ANSWER ME''
pencil on board.

 

''What you are is the result of

your mind ... and the dollar.''

''It's easy to live with a radio,

you can turn it off.''

''In judging someone else for any reason
 only shows how critical you are of yourself ...

let live, it's their life journey, you have yours and it cannot be evaded.''

''The only tattoos I have are invisible ... they are called emotional scares.''

''The world is full to the point of overflowing with insincere people recognized by their quick tongue with the promise, the motivational smile and the limp handshake.''

''There is an infinity of questions asked by young people that have an infinity of answers that have yet to be heard.''



''Answer Me''

Acrylic on Board 3feet x 3feet



''If its the case that you are living in hope don't expect too much you could die in hoping for change.''

''The one who gossips to you,

[and be in no doubt about this]

is the one who will gossip about you as soon as your back is turned.''

     

''The very act of making art is a journey into

the subconscious mind where only you can go

on that yellow-brick-road.''

Separation

Acrylic on board 6feet x 4feet

''If you found yourself thinking one day

that you had a toleration for all that breaths and emotional attachment for all that is abstract ...

 then you can put it down to the

'ageing process' ...
 from here in things get extreme.''

''As an Artist I don't get bogged down in what the critics have to say, they have to make a living too.''

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''Most people go through life with their finger on the fast-forward button, others go through life remembering to smell the roses ...

even if they are made of paper.''

''We are prisoners of our own self and that's what will be seen if we live

out of our fears.''

''To give the fool advice, you are wasting your time because then you become the bigger fool, worst still, you know it.''

''Oh, but what does a village do when they ring no bells or no call for prayer ...
what do they do at dawn and dusk ...''