Kinkade estimated that one of his paintings hung in every twenty homes in America. Yet the art world unanimously ignores or reviles him. Me included.
The art world is an all-volunteer force. No one has to be here if he or she doesn't want to be, and we should be associating with anyone we want to.
Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them to the world, save that the echo repeats only the last art, but fame relates all, and often more than all.
Nichts ist stabiler als die Fahrt in den Abgrund.
As a species, I think we have no choice but to try and forecast pandemics.
It is a glorious thing to be indifferent to suffering, but only to one's own suffering.
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
I really loved 'Witches of Eastwick', the movie with Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson and Cher.
Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.
It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.
I don't eat vegetables. I only eat food like cheeseburgers, Spam, hot dogs and pizza.
The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health.
Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations.
If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that works for all of us.
It's not just the right-wing crazies who oppose health reform. In addition, there are many sane Americans who worry about committing a trillion dollars to it.
In economic terms, health care is a highly successful industry - profitable, growing, and virtually recession-proof - but it's a massive burden on the rest of the economy.
The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.
The world can now maintain an acute infection in a way that is unprecedented in the history of life on our planet.
The more colorful the food, the better. I try to add color to my diet, which means vegetables and fruits.
I've always had a thing for Catwoman. Michelle Pfeiffer or Halle Berry in tight leather pants, with the boots - I'm pretty good with either one.
Fear has been my biggest friend. Fear of the unknown. Whenever I've been afraid, I've been very self-protective.
