Look Closely At The Japanese;

Concentrate Your Strengths Against Your Competitor's Relative Weaknesses.

Why Work? The Gods Are There To Lavish Upon The Faithful The Good Gifts Of Nature.

Oh Mysterious World... I Have Become Better For Having Understood And Having Loved Thy Human Soul - A Flower Which Has Ceased To Bloom And Whose Fragrance No One Henceforth Will Breathe.

Proficiency In Art Is A Contract With Your Self And The Empowerment Of Your Self. Not All Of Us Demand Or Even Desire Proficiency, But For Those Who Do It's Necessary To Temper The Influence Of Groups. And While Some Artists Think History Is Bunk, The Historical Evidence Is Overwhelming: "in My Isolation I Grow Stronger."

On An Instrument You Start From One Tone. In Painting You Start From Several.