There's nothing called good or bad art. As "one man's food is another man's poison", so is art.

The best way to experience liberation from inescapable oppression is to be creative.

The artist should treat frustration as their friend. It is one of the best sources of inspiration.

As the tongue is slave to one's heart and mind, the artist's hand is slave to his emotions and head.

The abstract artist and an angry child equipped with paint and brush share common ground. The outcome of their endeavour could be either a chaotic mess or a masterpiece. Hence they are both slaves to chance.

The best of an individual's latent creativity gets pushed out with force when in the face of compelling oppression the human spirit seeks liberation through the expression of art.

As attractiveness is based on the individual's personality rather than perfectly sculpted looks, successful art is that which arouses emotion rather than that which has been skilfully executed but fails to move.

The urge to create as well as to destroy exists within all beings along with the power to choose between the two. Both actions can have either a positive or negative consequence depending on each situation and it is the choice that dictates the outcome. Hence each action must be weighed on its merits at the time.

Truth is relative to where you stand.

To know the great, study the small.

Cutting your teeth is a painful experience.

To be liked one has to deserve it. Not so in love.

Ideas never run out of us. It is we who run out of them.

Aren't we all mirrors through which we view each other?

The most poisonous berries are often the most attractive.

I have the capacity to love all people but to like only some.

If you hit rock bottom, celebrate... you can't fall any further.

The only machine that appreciates with use is the human brain.

The dog that bites the hand that feeds it is probably a snake in disguise.

Humility is one of the greatest virtues, but humiliation must never be tolerated.

Giving our all to a task means we ought to do it as if we'll never get to do it again.

In nature the unpleasant is often coated with the sweet, the pleasant with the bitter.

It is necessary to first "face the music", and "music to the ears" will inevitably follow.

As a pregnant woman is compelled to deliver when her time is up, danger hurtles us into action.

A ray of hope can filter through only if we make a hole in the envelope of darkness engulfing us.

Nature guards her assets by throwing up defences when tampered with, and we are part of nature.

Keeping a secret is no easy task. Only burden someone with yours if you don't mind it being spilled.

The energy from the enmity of our foes can be turned into an advantage and used to propel us forward.

If the process of life could be compared to being lost in a maze, who would want to find their way out?

Experience like the mimic octopus is able to change shape to fit within each one of our unique selves.

A healthy heart must be like a harbour with strict regulations. Ships with contraband must be turned away.

The common denominator between happiness and sadness is that they are both available to anyone who seeks them.

The heart and head are an unlikely couple with their own strengths and weaknesses, but they balance each other out.

Nature is full of ingenious designs that illustrate our own lives if we would only care to open our eyes to them.

Food and hunger are indispensable to each other. Food without hunger and hunger without food are both as hopeless.

There's a code called genius within all human beings and to each a cleverly hidden solution. The trick is to find it.

Like gardens, our lives need to be managed and maintained. Tidying them up after they've grown wild is a difficult task.

When things are looking down and you feel trapped behind four walls, it's worth looking up. There might be a way out.

We all own a little tool called 'the tongue' which can destruct or construct. The question is, how are we going to use it?

Nothing on Earth is flawless and even the imperfect is transitory. So make the most of what's available while it's still there.

The common mistake made by a health food fanatic and a doting parent is that they both abuse what they love most by overindulgence.

Anyone who thinks they know another well is fooling only themselves. The individual alone knows what lies within their own heart.

If all the knowledge in the world was offered to me on a platter I would take only enough for one day, for I relish the wonder of discovery each day.

It's as important to speak the right words at the right time as it is not to speak the wrong words at the wrong time, for time robs them both of their potency.

The predator instinct lurks in every creature and the balance of power between predator and prey is finely poised. Given the slightest opportunity prey could transform into predator.

Those who use war as a tool for creating peace are either fools or have ulterior motives. The tools that can create true peace are love, compassion and empathy.

When you want to purchase something, it is as bad to buy on impulse as it is to be overcautious. The first could saddle you with an unnecessary item and the latter could deprive you of an essential.

Ideas are like seeds floating around looking for fertile ground in which to germinate. If we till and plough ourselves, the right ideas will lodge in us and grow. Nurture them, and we profit from the harvest.

The heart, nose and head are three guides offering to take us to our destination. The heart offers to guide us through Fantasyland, the nose through Pleasantville and the head straight to the Destination. It all depends on whether we value the journey or arrival.

Life is like a baton relay where each runner's performance is crucial to the success of the whole. Our ancestors have passed the batons on to us and any one of us who doesn't perform to the best of our ability is jeopardising the position of future generations.

In the circle of life on which we journey, the best usually lies in the middle and is furthest away from us. To reach it takes more effort than every sub-standard, tarted up thing that tempts us along the way. To reach the best takes singularity of mind, but the labour is worth it. For the best is always best.