The eyes of the Armenians ...

The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.
 Arshile Gorky

Quotes from the same author

Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot physically see with his eyes... Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite. It is the emancipation of the mind. It is an explosion into unknown areas.
 Arshile Gorky
Movement is the translation of life, and if art depicts life, movement should come into art, since we are only aware of living because it moves.
 Arshile Gorky
Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.
 Arshile Gorky
If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters should approve it or the dealers buy it. They would be wrong.
 Arshile Gorky