“Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.” – Alan Alda

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” – Robert Schumann

“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.” – Dale Carnegie

“Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.” – Paul Gauguin

“I’ve always regarded nature as the clothing of God.” – Alan Hovhaness

“A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist’s world.” – Hans Hofmann

“Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land.” – Aldo Leopold

“The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel’d to heaven is no artist.” – William Blake

“The first money I ever earned was for drawing stone tools.” – Mary Leakey

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” – Thomas Jefferson