“Aware that a man has no more chance with a woman, armed with the offensive and defensive weapons of tongue, tears, nails, and bamboo, than in a river with an alligator, I, for the first time in my life, acted prudently, and fled the fight.”

“I will fight with all the weapons within my reach rather than let myself be nailed to a cross or whatever.”

“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. ”

“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.”

“Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy.(about Guernica).”

“In the face of brutality I was prudent. Before injustice I held my peace. I sacrificed the things in hand for the good of they hypothetical whole. I believed in the tongue instead of the fist. As an armor against oppression I taught patience and faith in the human soul I know now how wrong I was. I have been a traitor to myself and to my people. All that is not. Now is the time to act and to act quickly. Fight cunning with cunning and might with might”