Quotes About Life

The two most painful things in my life are arthritis and divorce.

I remember giving birth in Bromley Hospital annexe. It was painful. Zowie was 8 lb. 8 oz. David was there the whole time. It was the first and only time I saw David cry.

If I'm looking at life without a spiritual perspective, it's a lot more painful, a lot more confusing, and there's so much that I don't understand.

For five years of my life, I was just getting by - every day was painful. I couldn't wear heels, I couldn't run, and I could only walk for, like, 20 minutes. That's not living.

I have been around for more than 30 years and it has been quite a journey. It had its glorious moments on camera and painful moments off camera.

All painful events have a purpose, and mine has made my life what it is today.

Life is about growth and that is sometimes painful.

I paint flowers so they will not die.

I am happy to be alive, as long as I can paint.

I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.

Oh, I paint all the time.

My father was an artist. When life was harder and he couldn't get jobs, he painted houses, but he was artistic. When I went to see his work, it was special. Somewhere along the line, I felt I was special. I didn't know why.

I paint landscapes, figuratives. I painted all my life. In fact, I started as a commercial artist.

Chris Cornell painted in song the darkness and beauty of life in Seattle.

I feel like I've cheated. I never knew what to do. I was never a good enough painter to earn a living, and so I drifted into the theatre, and I've had a successful life. I feel guilty that I've never done a day's work in my life!

I want to die painting.

My whole life has been singing and painting. I just do those two things.

Painting contains a divine force which... makes the dead seem almost alive.

I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.

A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't much point in having it.

Painting is a coalescing of experience.

I'm kind of an insecure artist. I hop from piece to piece. I always think my life depends on every painting. Every painting is my first painting.

There's this idea of bankers retiring and painting watercolours. You can't dabble in art - it's a life. Being a writer, an artist... is a whole life.

Music enriches people's lives in the same way paintings and literature do. Everybody deserves that.