I might have some character traits that some might see as innocence or naive. That's because I discovered peace and happiness in my soul. And with this knowledge I also see the beauty of human life.

It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth goodness and beauty are one. In the morning when they commit their discovery to paper when others read it written there it looks wholly ridiculous.

When I first left university I thought about going into the private sector. But I discovered when I went to interview that I could only have a career in the back office or doing HR. The attitude was 'My dear lady you cannot possibly think about going on the board.'

Gardening is not trivial. If you believe that it is closely examine why you feel that way. You may discover that this attitude has been forced upon you by mass media and the crass culture it creates and maintains. The fact is gardening is just the opposite - it is or should be a central basic expression of human life.

The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.

Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s) I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts.

Literature is the art of discovering something extraordinary about ordinary people and saying with ordinary words something extraordinary.

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in modern art.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.