“The art of compromise centers on the willingness to give up something in order to get something else in return. Successful artists get more than they give up.”

“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.”

“Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite — getting something down.”

“The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.”

“The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.”

“Christ never asks us to give up merely for the sake of giving up, but always in order to win something better.”

“A museum that really wants to promote modern art might give the artist a guaranty, on certain conditions, so that he can get on with his life and his creations. Or do you believe that the museum is more interested in the artist's death, in order to see the price of his paintings go up?”

“I've learned that if you wait long enough, you might get a second chance at something you gave up on. And sometimes you'll be the one to give the second chance to someone else.”

“It doesn't work to compromise in a relationship because a person can’t give up something that they value (and thus give up what really matters to them) without experiencing pain that eventually causes disharmony in the relationship.”

“You’re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. You’ve done something.”