“Works of art are not born in flashes of inspiration but in daily fidelity.”

“Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of borrowed thought.”

“The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society; rather the offspring of a nation's effort, than the inspired flash of a man of genius...”

“My cats inspire me daily. They inspire me to get a dog!”

“One never knows when inspiration will strike. Inspiration happens in a flash so pay attention. And then Go with it. Immediately.”

“‎I was born in the US and l have lived in Mexico since 1946. I believe that all these states of being have influenced my work and made it what you see today. I am inspired by Black people and Mexican people, my two peoples. My art speaks for both my peoples”