“Changing the big picture takes time.. and the best things to do is focus on the things that we can make in our lives if we're doing all that. That becomes the collage of real change”

“Our lives are constantly changing. Different things become relevant at different times in our lives. We are motivated by our changing sensibilities. Why can that not be applied to art?”

“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”

“In all things we become acclimated; this is our strength in wartime, and also our weakness. What is a principle, if it alter with circumstance?But what is a man, if he cannot change to meet changed times? And if he can change to meet changed times, is he a man, or several in succession?”

“That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do, not that the nature of the thing has changed, but our power to do so is increased.”

“Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.”