“You've got to ask! Asking is, in my opinion, the world's most powerful--and neglected--secret to success and happiness.”

“There's nothing in the world that breeds success like success.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, if you ask someone to marry you and the person pukes, that's a sign.”

“Hans then asked him about painting from nature; Jackson...bluntly offered a phrase that entered Village lore, “I am nature.”

“Suppose you ask God for a miracle and God says yes, very well. How do you live the rest of your life?”

“I'm often asked why there is such a great variation among sentences imposed by Texas judges. I can only quote the Texas judge who was asked why a killer sometimes doesn't even get indicted and a cattle thief can get ten years. The judge answered: "A lot of fellows ought to be shot, but we don't have any cows that need stealing.”

“Finally, when someone asked [Pollack] how he knew when a painting was finished, he replied, “How do you know when you’ve finished making love?”