''I don't like conflict of any kind ... even in my own mind.''

''Somethings have to be broken to be fixed.''

''Everything is in a constant state of change.''

''The human capacity for survival clicks in by instinct.''

''It's all about being able to get out of bed in the morning, motivating myself and getting on with it.''

''Today is just like any other day ..... a good day.''

''After spending months in the making on any one of sculptures it cannot finish without buckets-full-of-enthusiasm.'' 

''Empathy is a good place to start from.''

''Today I am 62 and I remember when I was 52 and 42 and 32 right up to 22 ... to hell with birthdays.''

''Technology is here to stay ... but are we.'' 

''If you feel that life is boring then you will also feel that each day will blend into the next and disappear into a fog of gloom.''  

''What the mind will think the body will do.''

''There's a difference between a suicide and a martyr and that is the collateral damage.'' 

''Friends will only be there because of what you can bring into their life ... everybody is looking for something.''

''I have a single-minded devotion to my work that everything else can be put on hold.''

''Hell has no fury like the artist scorned.''

''Saints can be made sinners.''

''Time quietly kills.''

''We all come into this world the same way but we all can leave it in a different way.''

''Sarcasm is used a lot of the time to stop people from getting 

up-close and personal.''

''Sinners can be made saints.''

''So near to the surface that the laughing rabbits can be heard from above.'' 

''Today is all I have yesterday is a memory and tomorrow ... we will see.''

''No point in waiting around for the sand to run out, I have sculpture to make.''

''My creativity is to bring my imagination into reality and try to frighten myself.''

''After a struggle we must be humble.''

''Today is in my own time unless destiny has other plans.''

''I have to keep setting goals for myself otherwise the cancer is going to take me.''

''In the process of making my art I am conscious of living through the emotions and in the process of living I am conscious of dying.''

''I have lived my life being honest, brutally honest at times and people do not like that ... it makes them nervous.'' 

''Every human being has some sadness ... at first it might not show but given time it will always come to the surface.''

''Sculpture is my life ... I am going to do it till I drop.''

''You will know what's your 'comfort zone' when you step out of it.''

''Smile and nobody can get angry at you.'' 

''I am an artist and that's what makes a difference in a world that's blind.''

''Honesty is always screwed first.'' 

''Myths are the result of an active imagination where all religions have their roots.''

''The hard years in life are between the day you are born till the day you die ... this is bullshit at it's best ... life is what you make it.''

''Who truily knows what happens after you die, if anything happens, so enjoy life while you are here, and if you can do that then you can say I will die happy.''

''I declare today a 'World Toleration Day'.''

''Today I am going to rock with it.''

''Stress comes from your thoughts which will feel like 'dark days' ... try to change the thought and you will have 'bright days'.''

''If you are going to make a change not everybody will be happy, but who cares, a change is always for the better.''

''Hell is a very long long way off ... Heaven is even further.'' 

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

''If you were to give it your best today tomorrow may be easier.'' 

''Inside every art critic there is a 'know-all' artist.''

''As a child I always wanted to be an artist and as an artist I always wanted to be a child.''

''There is that time in any relationship when 'space' is the 'necessity pain'.''

''I know I am getting old because now I tend to watch more comedy movies than before.''

''Everyday should have time for laughter.''

''Some people have asked me what art school I went to and have told them I went into my imagination.'' 

''Humans can do what other animals can't do ... kill at any distance.''

''I have noticed that when people retire from work they, nine times out of ten are presented with a watch ... whats the point of  the watch in retirement.''

''People will always think that tomorrow will be a better day ... it helps to get through a hard day.''

''What is alive and well in democracy ... bribery with 'balls'.

''I have worked my ass off and for too long to let anything stand in my way now.''

''Best to have character than personality.''

''I will never give up on my inner-self ... but it might just give up on me.'' 

''Even your 'good friends' can turn into enemies and that can hurt more than meeting the 'real' enemy.'' 

''Through the creative process you can transcend all bullshit.''

''Never ignore that 'gut' feeling ... nine out of ten it's always right.''

''To stick to your goals at times calls upon reinvention.''

''The more you talk the less time you have to think.''

''Trust is hard to find in humans that's why I have zero friends.''

''If you believe in yourself and have the determination then anything is possible.'' 

''If a country is under a dictatorship the people no longer exist.''  

''All I'm going to do is keep going till the lights go out.''

''The days that I can work are the best days.''

''You appreciate what you have ... then destiny will bring more.'' 

''You cannot create experience by reading or listening to others ... you have to create it for yourself.''

''Never allow yourself to be bullied and made a victim for somebody else's anger.''   

''Everyday my hands are in clay, it helps me to find my way to stay in play.''

''To be free ... let go.''

''A relationship can be compared to a ride on a roller-coaster ... emotional ups and downs.'' 

''You have noticed that if there is no problem one will be created.''

''Being out there taking chances and throwing the pages to the wind ... that's all I've got.''

''It's wasted time waiting for the perfect conditions.''

''Everything outside of reality is cold.''

''There is that 'thin line' that when stepped over you will not be able to come back again.''

''Things will never be the same again.''

''An artist is not afraid to show different personalities and let go because the whole of life is the battle from within ... better to understand than to judge.''

''Advertising is art ... but I like to call it 'state approved art'.''

''In art there should be freedom of the mind.''

''I seemed to have accomplished far more than I ever hoped for.''

''Why should I care what people think of me ... I am who I am.''

''When you are happy, then nothing else matters and when you are sad nothing else matters ... we are blinded by the two emotions.''

''If you make plans for the future most of the time they don't turn out the way you expected because what you do today decides the future.''

''You will always feel good by telling yourself that you are the hero of your own stories.''

''Let nobody kill off your dreams.''

''All bridges in life need to be crossed and then some need to be dismantled ... never to be crossed again.''

''You can be happy or you can be miserable ... it all comes down to what you make of your life.''

''Future generations, if humans are still around will have to pay the price for the wrongdoings of this generation of greed.''

''I am in a place what I call 'creative solitude' and when I leave it I get a kick in the ass that tells me 'welcome to the real world'.''

''For every question that is asked there is not always an answer given that will answer the question.''

''Look on life like a stop-over ... people arriving and departing at the same time.''

''I don't want to meet anybody when I am sober ... I want to get there before them.''

''The artist is just as important as the work ... no artist, no work.'' 

''There is more to art than art.''

''When two people love each other unconditionally there can not be a happy end.''  

''I cannot explain everything in my art, not even to myself and that's what makes it all the 'more' ... art.''

''One of the biggest obstacles I had to overcome in my life was thinking I had to 'fit in'.'' 

''Seize the opportunity to change without giving it a thought ... I call it ...'freewill in action'.''

''Be happy in this moment and who you are ... it could all change in the next moment.''

''Today I am 'speaking as an artist' to remind others why I am that artist. Over a long period of time art has now become 'the individual statement' as where the artist, he or she can pursue their own self-realization. It's todays society that puts emphasis on originality that's daring enough to go beyond the accepted norms, and rightly so, but most of the time it involves being misunderstood or being rejected by one's peers or family but by that very fact it will bring out my own uniqueness and self-realization through creativity.''  

''Emotional pain is a sure sign that you are living the wrong life.''  

''It is my art, more than anything else that makes me feel life is worth living.''

''When you are single the urge for marriage is strong and when you are married the urge for being single is stronger.''  

''As an artist my imagination gives me the flexibility to move from the outer world into my inner world and to allow my fantasies to become a reality in the outer world.'' 

''You cannot call on creativity without a fair share of madness having it's say.''

''So easy to construct castles in the air as the last refuge to regain sanity from an insane world, said the fool to the king.''

''My art is the process of elimination of my pain.''  

''There is unwanted pain and suffering that is part of every human being without religion and society adding more on to it.''

''Everything we do from our thoughts to our actions is altering our consciousness ... ohhh, what long ears you have and what big teeth too ... do we kneel down and pray together now.''

''Relationships that have lost their drive are peace in impotence.'' 

''In creativity you are more willing to take risks and look at things differently that when it comes to what you might call 'art' you might just have 'something'.'' 

''It is better to be alone than to be alone with others.''

''I cannot change the past, I cannot change the inevitable so it's best to try to accept it but getting your ass kicked means there is a change on the way ... the inevitable.''

''You are just by yourself in that darkness ... but .. there is also the sign of perpetual crowds all around you.''

''The present moment and the emotions that run through you in that time is all you ever have.''

''Last night I dreamt about the sculpture I am working on now ... which means we are one.''

''When you feel anger coming on and if you can try to think of the outcome ... at best it's better to walk away.''

''If you are a moral and ethical person you really have to keep out of politics, it is not the place for you.''

''Keep your dreams in sight ... I'm doing my best.''

''True friendship depends only on sincerity.'' 

''Cancer is a cage without a door.'' 

''To succeed at anything you must challenge yourself by getting out of your comfort zone.''

''I look on cancer as nature's way of culling ... it will choose from all walks of life.'' 

''If you are one of those people who take precautions all of the time then you are not living life.''

''Deception is everywhere and behind everything ... the new 'freedom-of-expression'.''

''The strongest emotion for human beings is the fear of being alone and at the very far end of the scale, the ability of being alone.''

''Don't look into legends and myths for your salvation.''

''Yesterday my three quarter high of a new life size sculpture in clay fell ... today is a new day.''

''If there was less emphasis put on relationships as the only means of one's happiness there would be less tears.'' 

''No two people are exactly alike.''

''I don't rely on other peoples opinions when it comes to my art because if I did it would stunt my creativity.'' 

''I don't have to show my work to anyone .. I am not looking for their approval.''

''It will help to have a sense of humor with outbursts of insanity channelled into creativity to get through life ... that just about sums me up''

''When you are on your own there are less problems and that can make room for a variety of wishfulling illusions.'' 

''By being creative you can go beyond the human emotions.''  

''The life of an artist is a gamble ... it's all or nothing.''

''I don't believe in spending money like there's no tomorrow  ... now that I don't have it.'' 

''I go by instinct and trust it will not be giving away any secrets that I don't know of.''

''The vast majority of human beings are brain-washed into a no-win situation of 'us and them' whether it's religious, racial or cultural ... it leaves very little room for a world toleration.'' 

''I was in the cemetery yesterday saying goodbye to a dear friend in knowing too that I am on borrowed time and I was hoping that when it comes to my time I have made all the sculptures that are in me.''  

''I was born to be an artist and the only thing that I needed in life was the reminder to myself that I was born to be an artist.''

''I make art to find myself.''

''Money has never been the motivation in my art but it was the means for making my art.'' 

''My attitude was messed up when I was born that the only thing for me to do was become the artist that I am.'' 

''Freedom does not come free ... creativity comes free.''

''You can run away from a lot of things in life but you can never run away from yourself ... boo, said myself to myself.'' 

''When I am in the process of making my sculpture I am not aware of what I am doing that I can tell the end result simply because it comes from within.'' 

''An artist is always alone ... it's the sacrifice that is made for the work.''

''Every human being dies but not every human being lives ... there are no superheroes.'' 

''We can never have enough resources to satisfy human greed.'' 

''I cannot change my situation now so I will try to change myself in acceptance with faith.''   

''If you were to ask yourself .. is there any justice to be seen done in the world .. a truthful answer would be .. not up until today.''

''With my sculptures I will avoid what is expected, or to be more crude about it what is common but I will go all out to try to make it uniquely mine.'' 

''Evil to human beings is 'second nature' that some don't even have to think about it.''

''I would think happiness yes, but stability is the key to any relationship.'' 

''In this day and age day to day living is more intense.''

''If you can't take responsibility then you will become the victim.''  

''Everyday there are many choices to be made but it boils down to two main ones the way I see it ... accept things as they are or accept the consequences in changing them, either way, both end in results where it's a continuous choice everyday.''

''Governments all over the world are always sowing the seeds for future destruction.''

''The time that I feel good in any given day is the time that I can make my sculpture in.''

''My solitude is self imposed, ideal as the artist ... my loneliness is faith, ideal as the human.''

''The meaning of 'god' should be for each human beings own interpretation and not for history to say.''

''I need to 'pat-myself' on my back today and remind myself that I have public sculpture in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia ... when you are in the present with the shit-hitting-the-fan you can tend to forget the achievements that were made when the shit was hitting the fan.''   

''You take a chance when opening e-mails just like when opening brown envelopes ... you may find nothing but trouble.'' 

''In making my sculptures I work from within and from there the only input into my work is 'what I know and what I did'.''

''Each morning that I wake up I can make a choice from the emotions that are running through me ... indulge in the mindless self pity of pain or get on with life ... today 'life' wins.'' 

''When the time comes for me to die the one thing I would ask is that nobody can accuse me of ... for not trying.''

''With my art my best will never be 'good' enough ... it's what keeps me 'on my toes'.''

''Emotional pain is living the wrong life.''

''2015 ... this is bonus time now for me ... I am interested to see how far I can get with it.''

''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.''