“Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.” – Saint Augustine

“Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” – Jacques Yves Cousteau

“Art must take reality by surprise.” – Francoise Sagan

“Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.” – Paul Cezanne

“I learn something every time I go into the mountains.” – Michael Kennedy

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.” – Jim Fowler

“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.” – Frida Kahlo

“Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.” – Edward Steichen

“Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.” – Sitting Bull