“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.”– Jimmy Carter Related Quotes “I don’t need the money, dear. I work for art.”– Maria Callas “I paint with shapes.”– Alexander Calder “Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness.”– Bryant H. McGill