Trifles Make Perfection But Perfection Is Not

Genius Is Eternal Patience.

If People Knew How Hard I Worked At My Art, They Would Not Consider Me A Genius.

I Created A Vision Of David In My Mind And Simply Carved Away Everything That Was Not David.

The Art Of Creation Lies In The Gift Of Perceiving The Particular And Generalizing It, Thus Creating The Particular Again. It Is Therefore A Powerful Transforming Force And A Generator Of Creative Solutions In Relation To A Given Problem.

When They Asked Michelangelo How He Made His Statue Of David He Is Reported To Have Said, "it Is Easy. You Just Chip Away The Stone That Doesn't Look Like David.