I Invent Nothing, I Rediscover.

I Know Very Well That One Must Fight, For One Is Often In Contradiction To The Spirit Of The Age.

Where Did I Learn To Understand Sculpture? In The Woods By Looking At The Trees, Along Roads By Observing The Formation Of Clouds, In The Studio By Studying The Model, Everywhere Except In The Schools.

There Should Be No Argument In Regard To Morality In Art. There Is No Morality In Nature.

To The Artist There Is Never Anything Ugly In Nature

The Work Of Art Is Already Within The Block Of Marble. I Just Chop Off Whatever Isn't Needed.