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At school there were some programs in music. I did take piano lessons, and we had a piano at home. I got very interested in that.

There was a certain amount of discipline, I think; my parents wanted to be sure that I was not just sitting around doing nothing.

Experience is the best teacher. A compelling story is a close second.

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over.

Don't dress for fashion, dress for yourself

Many people look but they do not see.

I'm very curious and being childlike
is vital in our industry

Even today, the bigger the city, the better. That's why I live in New York.

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.

A story is the shortest distance between being a stranger and being a friend.

When life closes a door, God opens a window.

Stop making sense. Logic is predictable. Think differently.

You can find inspiration in everything. If you can't, then you're not looking properly.

I was engaged in all the required courses of math and geometry, but the area that I blossomed in was the art program.

At home, the radio was a big source and the classic radio programs we would listen to like Amos and Andy and whatever other ones there were.

I was there [in school] the full time with one teacher, and the student body was never more than 10 or 12 students of all ages.

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

My parents never prevented me from doing anything, but they didn't have the knowledge of the arts that Mrs. Ranger had.

What I adore is mixing the unexpected, things you don't imagine should go together

I was always busy doing something, being an only child.

Fashion is about today and tomorrow.
Nobody cares how good you used to be

There's always an important person who helps support your interests and encourages you.

In a social studies class I did a paper on the history of Attica, which ended up being a little book that I created.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.

Maybe that's what I've based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours.