“There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.”

“We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.”

“we can't change the game but rules can be adjusted”

“I will change the things that need changing and that is the change that I will bring about.”

“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

“I can't make people change, and I can't change myself. I can't change the political climate, or fix the myriad problems of the world, or make anyone else happy. When I think about these things, I feel impotent and sad. When I don't think about them, I am running away from the truth. Either way I lose.”

“I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.”

“You hate change. I hate it too. But things can't stay the same- and that's well, for when nothing changes in your life, it's as good as being dead”

“I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.”

“My illusion is to have something to transmit. If I can't change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it.”