But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.

It is possible to experience an awakening in this life through realising just how precious each moment, each mental process, and each breath truly is.

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldn't be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought.

You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience.

At times I experience hardship in trying to find the proper point of balance between traditional things and my own personality.