''It is impossible to understand why humanity never learns from its darkest mistakes.''

''In today's world loneliness is the new cancer ... in spite of all the 'social media' available.''

''Life is life, and the alternative is not preferable ... but we have no-say in it.''

''Two people in a long time relationship can become the same person.''

''I mistook my demons as my angles ... those illusions composed by the mind to deceive ... I just wanted my hand held.''

 ''If you are capable of turning your brain off 100% life will be a breezzzzzzzz.'' 

''The whole of society now is just 'pockets-of-clicks' brought about mostly by social media.''

''The cruelty and power of both nature and family are well matched.''

''It is out of my solitude that the ability to be creative comes easy.''

''Talk is cheap ... except when a politician does it ... then he uses your money.''

''You try to 'please' everyone is like pissing against the wind.''

''You can go as far as your money lets you ... but you always have your mind.''

''It is said, 'by those in the know' that God is everywhere ... well I can tell you He is not in my bank account.''

''With each passing day I am more convinced that the greatest threat to our survival as human beings is ... our governments.'' 

''Life is like a dance ... the early years is all Rock and Roll, the middle years, Contemporary and the late years, The Last Waltz and when it's all over ... The Saints Go Marching In.''

''Flattery comes with a motive, generally disguised as friendship.''

''When you start comparing your life to others then it's not your life anymore.''

''History can repeat itself ... it now comes in the disguise of religion.''

''Countless of people will die without knowing their true potential.''

 

''There is one thing that every human does regardless of skin, religion, sex, good or evil and that is ... dies ... but the good news is, you are not coming back.''

''If you want to know bullshit, take a look around you, you are already knee deep in it.''

''Nothing awakens the conman within like loads of money.''

''Time and perspective can run away from you when you plunge into an all consuming relationship ... although it can sometimes be a bit confusing.''

''People will lie and scam because it's within their human nature.''

''It takes more energy to do 'good' than it does to do 'bad'.''

''I feel everything I do now is déjà vu.''

''Following-my-dreams is cancelled today ... due to a total lack of interest on my part.''

''Nothing can take your breath away like a kick in the groin.''

''With great artists, you can always revisit their work and you will come out of the experience with something new, something valuable and feel 'moved'.''

An atheist lives in the present ...

[This is as good as it is going to get.] 

 An agnostic lives in the past ...

[What if this is as good as it is going to get.]

One with religious views lives in the future ...
 [Things are going to get better, I know, because God loves me.]

''Take an example from nature ... birds follow their intuition and take that leap, flap their wings and fly ... be yourself.''

''Tension is what keeps you turning the pages in a book but can the same be said about life.''

''Two men are sitting in a room in silence, one gets up and leaves, does that mean the one in the room is on his own ... not if he is telling you he is hearing voices in his head.''

''Art is the greatest medium for recreating aspects of life that channel deep emotional unspoken thoughts ... ''

''When everything is going your way it's magic and magic is, at the best of times, an illusion ... I just burst my own bubble.''

''In being original means you go beyond the accepted norms in art and go-for-it.''

 ''Not to waste each others time let's grab a cup of coffee and talk B.S.''

''Happy Birthday to me today ... got to 67... don't know how don't know why ... looks like I am a survivor ... death can only stop me now from going on.''

''It may well be the month of my birthday but it brings me closer to the day I will die.''

''Why do you want to piss on life before you have even lived it ... as for me, I have earned that privilege.''

''Love ... how far will you go to give it ... receive it ... feel it ... and, better still ... keep it.''

''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.''

''Politics and Religion make War.''

''Artists should not shy away from exploring the very real dark places.''

''Music and Art will bring all the tribes of the world together without making problems that we would go to war over.''

  ''Loneliness can be one of the tougher emotions to find yourself in but is what we all encounter from time to time ... one of life’s tragic irony's.''

''If it's religion you are looking for it's better to be found than taught.''

''I would sooner stand on my own two feet than on my head to see the world upside-down.''

''Loneliness can come without an invitation .. solitude comes by invitation only ...😔''

''The 'child' in side you which is always there knows better than you which is not always there.''

''The only 'book' that is widely read today is Facebook ... sadddddddd.''

''Put your trust in your 'gut-feelings' ... it's like 'free-falling' with a safety net.''

''I will tell you something that is a lie ... heaven and hell.''

''Like paint that is applied and then allowed to dry so that the added colors and textures can built up to make a 'masterpiece' or shit-in-a-blanket ... so too is the way for life.''

''This carries a health warning .... Messing with the mind as well as the libido is what marriage is all about.''

''No one is born with racialism ... it is handed down from generation to generation.''

''A fool will always tell you he's knows better because he believes in himself.'' 

''I tried hard to be sociable but it takes too much energy out of me to entertain myself.''

''There are all kinds of religions in the world for men to hate 
and kill each other for their beliefs but there is not 
enough religion for men to live in harmony.'' 

''More energy goes into trying to do 'good' than doing 'bad'.''

''Morality👼 is something that comes and goes, depends on the temptation😈.''

''It takes a life time to become 'wise' and a split-second to become the fool.''

''I am so happy today, I think for the first time, I have seen a profit ... oh, you are so fortunate, I wish could see a prophet, it would make all the difference.''

''Dreaming is life's way of planning.''

''Art is a step out of humanity for humanity .. that's what I try to achieve in my sculptures''

''In art there is freedom of mind, mystery and the unknown into the unconscious ... my reason to live.''

''You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it and and put it down to 'done-that'.''

''If you want to 'live now' then forget there was a past.''

''Judging a person tells you your own faults.''

''Bad times never last but there is no end to them.''

''A poisoned environment, an overpopulated planet and total disregard for human life ... we ought to be proud of ourselves.''

''If you are in 'creative mood' logic has no place, for creativity is a paradox.''

''Everybody want's to go to Heaven but nobody's dying to go.''

''Art, above anything else, is a personal matter for the viewer and a personal journey for the artist that comes together when both are connected by the art.''

''Everything of this world including this world is not permanent.''

''It is a curious mind that opens the way for creativity to be set free and a closed mind to stay in ignorance in it's own self-made prison.''

''You cannot walk away from what destiny has thrown up to you.''

''If you are comparing your life to others then it's not your life you are living.''

''I appreciate interesting deep stuff ... oh, what a nice big hole.''

''You cannot live your life through your children.''

''Reason cannot enter a closed mind.''

''I did my traveling at a time when smoking, religion and terrorism were not in the conversion.''

''If you have one bad apple in the barrel it's best to remove it ... unless you want cider.''

''It's a delicate balance between emotion and reason, if you were to lose either one or both there's no telling what could happen.''

"The bad guys😎in crime movies know they're bad and want to be, the bad guys😒in reality know they're bad but don't want to be seen bad.''

''Most people lie about their drinking consumption ... when you were younger you said you had two beers it was more like four and when you got older and you said you had four beers it was more like two.''

''Sometimes I wake up in the morning knowing I am not going to make it ... [the bed].''

''Don't look back to the past unless you want to go there.''

''Where family and tradition means everything (literally) ... you draw your own conclusions.''

''Learn and appreciate other people's plight ... I won't tell you no lies ...  I leave that to the politicians.''

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

''Unless every citizen in the world fights against corruption, this evil will go on for all generations to come.''

''Now is always the right time to speak out against injustice, don't expect others to know your mind and to do it for you.''

''To love is to recognize yourself in another human being.''

''When dogma enters the front door freewill leaves by the back door.''

''I stand on my own even within a crowd but it's by my own moral standards that I live by and not what others tell me.''

''What if I had it all over again ... but maybe you are having it all over again.''

''Life is too short to have to suffer along with it in the company of fools.''

''Religion is man's band-aid for being human.''

''Do not let the world make you angry

or the pain make you bitter if it's not what you thought it would be like.''

''I trust my intuition in that it probable has saved me from making more mistakes than I already have.''

''The older men and women get the closer to 'god' they want to be.''

''The more that I am on my own the more I see.''

''Miracles happen everyday and today could just be your day.''

''Just like you can I go through periods in which I feel like I'm wasting my life away ... but when I consider the alternative, it's OK with me.''

''I am because of my art.''

''A Nazi like threat to humanity is not just material for history books and movies ... it now comes in the disguise of religion.''

''If I had the weight of my balls in gold I would be a rich man.''

''What we have is Freewill and when put into practice our 'needs' no longer become needs.''

''A woman can turn a boy into a man or a man into a boy.''

''Human beings are a lot closer than they realize to their own extinction.'' 

''Every great art work should seem new to you every time you see it.''

''It's stupidity at it's best and madness at it's worst to try to save one lost sheep ⇛🐑⇚ and leave the whole flock ...
 ⭆🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑⭅ 
vulnerable.'' 

''A life of dignity will find it hard to confront the chaos of modern existence.''

''The majority of people will 'see' what they want to 'see' and 'hear' what they want to 'hear' but few will listen to their 'gut feeling'.''

''After forty days and forty nights I think it was indeed very satisfying in resolving the main mysteries while still leaving room for thought and reflection.'' ... said Jesus to Lucifer, ''lets do it all again.'' 

''Your imagination is someplace to go when you have to stay where you are.''

''You should thank the people who you feel did you wrong [plenty] for the lesson you can learn and the good people [few] for the happiness they brought into your life.''

''I'm a little bit off the beaten track ... reality is scary ... I'm going back to my studio.''

''There is a lot of shit going about, but the good news is ... there's only one fan, the bad news is ... it's a BIG one.''

''In real life, the darkest moments of our lives often go unsaid, but come to haunt in our dreams.''

 ''As it is, a very shitty and moving life ... I cannot wait to do it all over again.''

''There's even the appearance of a clown somewhere when the shit hits the fan 😂... I'm not sure how often that happens, if-it-ever, so that's something to cherish once you find it 😈.''

''For the sake of humanity it's best to be deluded by religion but on a personal belief of religion it can 'hold' you back.''

''It's very appealing in many ways, but also disappointing in others ... [life].''

''The one thing in life that is spontaneous as breathing is ... dying.''

''It helps to be deluded to stay motivated.''

''Take nothing for granted because everything has a life-span ... just like you.''

''We make choices everyday that decide our future choices.''

''Live in the moment and not in your memories.''

''Right now at this very moment in time you are living and dying without even giving it a thought.''

''Life comes with no guarantees but miracles, even in disguise, happen everyday and this could be your day.''

''One of the damaging and harmful effects of religion is 'not-understanding' ... this is regarded as a virtue.'' 

''The things you took for granted in childhood are the same things you will miss in adulthood.''

An atheist lives in the present ...
[This is as good as it is going to get.]
An agnostic lives in the past ...
[What if this is as good as it is going to get.]

One with religious views lives in the future in hope ...  
[Things are going to get better, I know, because God loves me.]

''Now is always the right time to speak out against injustice, don't expect others to know your mind and to do it for you.''

''I am left disappointed towards the end of my life, in that, I feel I have only scratched the surface when I am on my way out.''

''If you love life don't judge each day.''

''Cowards can be the greatest and cruelest of bullies.''

''You have got to like yourself before you can love yourself.''

''If you accept the status quo in life how do you expect to find self worth.''

''Parents who turn their backs and deny that their children could be doing anything wrong spells trouble for everyone.''

''In knowing God helped me to become an atheist.''

''As an artist in being original means you go beyond the accepted norms.''

''There is no running away from the human condition in all it's many forms.''

''Trust got me into trouble when I got logical.''

''Innate and genuine 'happiness' is found only in wishful thinking.''

''We are never prepared for the most devastating of inevitabilities.''

''Find a way to endure the 'tragedy' of what is life ... it is what it is.''

''To live out a delusion in reality of one's own mind is a misinterpretation of 'self-talk' ... hence my quotes.''

''Our children are only on loan ... mine was for a short time.''

''Be the maverick and you will be the artist.''

''Human beings are quite capable of committing every evil for their own survival.''

''Grumpy old men look away from my sculpture but grumpy old women look at my sculpture.''

''The older I get the more focused I am but with less energy to see it through.''

''I have wasted my life in trying to be a 'good artist'.''

''If human beings have the freedom to do 'good' they also have the freedom to do 'bad'.''

''A man's belief is not for another man to judge.''

''So close to amazing that I am not going to reach it now, time not on my side ... speaking as an artist.''

''An artist has to constantly challenge the trivial and the not so trivial things in life ... the bonus is, it can bring some realizations of your own-self.''

''Sex is a Colosseum ... Who said that ... I did ...''

''Where are we humans going ... nobody knows and not even God will tell.''

''Treated with understanding and a sense of mercy we can find a way to endure the 'tragedy' of what life throws up at us.''

''Basically, we only need the simplest of things to keep us happy, anything more and it gets complicated.''

''Solitude allows for the most intimate and distinctive experiences as it allows to 'dip into' the subconscious.''

''I appreciate interesting 'deep stuff '... but not today.''

''It's not easy ... it takes courage to grow up and become who you [really] are.''

''Without stooping to obvious metaphors not all 'great art' is 'good art'."

''If it weren't for fornication and religion we wouldn't know redemption😂.''

''Before I would worry about how I would get through the day now I worry about if I would waste the day ... [the process of growing old].'

''My horrors are based enough in reality to be believable.''

''Most times 'mistakes' are the most enjoyable part of my creativity ... always brings a smile.''

''Wondering about 'Einstein space-time implications' ... chill out and leave your expectations then your whole world changes instantly.''

''There is no point in worrying in how you will die and when, but give some thought in how you should be living.''

''Go through life remembering to smell the roses😎.''

''The only people who have seen an end to war are the dead ones.''

 ''Parenting, if you are not in it it's coming ... the stress, happiness, anxiety, health, love and then we die ... but tell me, what's not life.''

''Somebody like you can really make things all right ... stick-around for the credits.''

''The imagination is the Matrix in which all mind-games are played out, it's how far we ourselves want to get involved that brings the reality into play.''

''In 'creativity' can be a lot less painful than the 'real world'.''

''I wonder what I missed by making the wrong decisions or the right ones ... nothing.''

''I will deal with it tomorrow ... said the President.''

"I'm not a political person ... I don't have an ideology ... until someone starts talking bullshit.''

''Truth always deserves a voice ... to say what that is though would spoil all the 'surprises'.''

''Something or someone put the 'apple' at the major events in human evolution.''

''Behind every act of kindness there always some kind of motive, be it spiritual or a personal gain.''

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

''Emotions can run like diarrhea through a sieve leaving the bits that can kill.''

''Peace is no more than a stressful intermission from war between countries.''

''Misery is the end result of wishful thinking.''

''Living life comes with the emotions, stress, happiness, anxiety, mental and physical health plus love and all it's emotions and everything else that means being human and then we die ... hope there's a good reason for it all.''

''People who 'find' religion most will start 'apologizing' for their past sins.''

''Evil spelt backwards is 'live' ... everything has it's opposite.''

''My only sin is deep under my skin.''

''Religion has destroyed human beings, because religion teaches people to deny.''

''One thing that is irrefutable, and that is, time will bury us all.''

''[Q.] So what's a calm experience ... 

 [A.] When I feel comfortable about my choices in my life .... 

but I've never quite had the experience, except when I make my sculptures.''

''Loneliness is a killer ... solitude is a luxury.''

 ''Simple things, a lot of us take for granted, but some of us are cursed never to have.''

''I want to stay in 2018 because I survived it.''