“"But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasnt a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all......”

“I never liked the middle ground-the most boring place in the world.”

“What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make their lives more livable.”

“In the first grade I already knew the pattern of my life. I didn't know the living of it but I knew the line. ... From the first day in school until the day I graduated everyone gave me one hund...”

“‎"But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all....”

“What we call reality is an agreement that people have arrived at to make life more livable.”

“I don't like work--no man does--but I like what is in the work--the chance to find yourself. Your own reality--for yourself not for others--what no other man can ever know. They can only see the me...”

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”

“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.”