''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.''

''Nothing lasts but death and death endures all ... it is the equalizer to all things living.''

''In today's world you have to think 'evil', it does not mean you do evil ... it's means, beware.''

''🆈🅾🆄 can make a difference in this world.''

''We ponder, reflect, meditate, contemplate before we act ... this is one-in-a-thousand actions in your day without you being aware of it.''

''A well planed life is not a life.''

''The making of art takes over the mind and body to the extent that everything else is 'put on hold'.''

''Human beings have no colour.''

''If the subconscious mind informs the conscious mind then nothing is impossible.''

''Never make life time commitments on emotions that will pass.''

''It is better to die poor having lived a rich life that to die rich having lived a poor life.

''The fall can be hard if you are pushed.''

''Live in the awareness of an open heart and mind and nothing can harm you.''

''If you were to give your money to every beggar you too will become the beggar.''

''There are two things in life that are not permanent ... success and failure.''

''The words put into practice has more of an effect.''

''Some people find religion😇after the devil😈rejected them 🙈🙉🙊.''

''Memories can cast very long shadows.''

''You lose the dream and you will soon lose the will to live.''

''Everything, whether it breaths or not has it's own life-span.''

''It is far easier to find people believing in a supernatural power than it is to find
people who have a mind of their own
to ask questions for themselves.''

''Having a creative mind can save you from yourself ... and others.''

''I started off 'my life' hoping my life would be bizarre, colorful, chaotic artistically and filled with laughs ... but I took a wrong turn somewhere and now [ I am where ]'I am' ...''

''People have trouble recognizing 'it' when they have it in front of them.

''I am an artist that lives my life as an artist.''

''I look on death as a transformation ... now you see me, now you don't.''

''To love is to recognize yourself in another human being ... not easy to accept when your mind tells you different memories, experiences and emotions due to your upbringing.''

''                 ''

''Our life is caught up in the 'responsibilities' that are created outside of our own making.''

''There is no such thing in this life as a 'free ride' ... everything has a pay-back or karma.''

''Look at all the wonderful things that God has placed around us ... ohhhh, so many apple trees.''

''god gets a small 'g' because he has not come to Me 🙏.''

''Just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to 'do-it', but if you have to 'do-it' ... just 'do-it'.''

''Creativity is your personal journey exposed for all to see.''

''Can I tell you something that I believe is to be a genuine lie ... 'god bless you'.''

''A child is not born of any religious persuasion but born into a religious persuasion and then left to wander in ignorance and fear for the rest if it's life.''

''To be an artist means to live with a wandering, mostly demanding, and a very unconventional mind [because nobody else will understand] ... for there go I.''

''The recluse's fear ... threat of companionship''

''I am an artist that will always be humble about my own limitations but ruthless on my expectations ... so I just get on with it.''

''New dogs ... but the tricks are the same.''

''What is [just] a game and what is real ... LIFE ... the end-game of all endgames.''

''If you are in 'creative mood' logic has no place.''

''You can play it safe ... call it, surviving.''

''You have to get to like yourself before you can love yourself 😎.''

''Creativity and solitude go hand in hand but be prepared for the inner turmoil of 'shifts'.''

''I am an optimist, the truth lies somewhere in between.''

''If you have nothing to💬... then don't talk bullshit😱.''

''It is almost scary to think that a split second decision can have such profound impact on oneself and others ... but that's life and it will still happen.''

''We must step outside of the 'structured system' to find our self's as an artist.''

''You should be looking at the world through your own eyes and feelings and not through the feelings and experiences of others.''

''It takes a lifetime to become wise and just a second to become the fool.''

''Security, comfort and shared values are some of the finest quality's of a healthy society ... proceed with caution, it's just an illusion.''

''You can outsmart them all ... that is, except death💀who will always keeps it's promise ...😇 or 😈.''

''Sometimes getting what you 'want' is not always the best thing for you.''

''Life as it is, is not a matter of chance but a matter of choice ... freewill.''

''Evil came with man and is not going away.''

''We are all made from the same clay ... only fired at different temperatures.''

''Bullshit is what gives our egos a life of their own😼.''

''To the criminal honesty seems foolish.''

''Nothing can change the past and nothing can change the future.''

''All powerful in theory but only too fragile in reality ... mankind.''

''Your mind is so powerful that it could kill you.''

''A closed mouth tells no lies 😶.''

''A man with one idea in his head becomes obsessed ... a man with two ideas in his head becomes confused and a man with multiple ideas in his head thinks he is on to something.''

''If humans did not exist neither would god.''

''You cannot predict the 'surprises' in life.''

''Everyone is the same when they die ... enlightened 👍 or, deluded 👎.''

''You have the choice to change when opportunity opens a 'door'.''

''I have come to the conclusion that it helps in life that you know ... who you need and what he needs.''

''The world's real horrors aren't supernatural at all ... it's technology in the wrong hands.''

''Take life with a 'pinch of salt' ... but it helps if you add lots of spice with it.''

''Mankind will continue to go to war over religion, oil and 'power' but a future war that has yet to happen ... water.''

''I say what is on my mind and so my honesty can be an amusement to some and unacceptable to others ... but I try to make it easy for everybody, fools included.''

''I have got used to my imagination but I have yet to get used to my mind.''

''At first everyone seems 'normal' until you get to know them better ...

but what's 'normal'.''

''Someday you might just get what you wished for but for now the 'fantastic' is really our mundane world.''

''Religion 💣 is something like groping around in the dark looking for the light switch 💥.''

''It's always a 50/50 with 'good times' and 'bad times'... it's what you could call 'natures balance'.''

''Most people go through life with their finger on the fast-forward button.''

''In politics, insanity is not a handicap.''

''When you are living your life it's hard to take it all in until it starts to fall apart.''

''Behind every successful man is a woman with a very big ego.''

''... and on the 7th day God said ... Transmitting configuration, please wait

... and that's where it all went wrong.''