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"It takes a long time to become young."

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"Youth has no age."

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"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

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"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

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"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

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"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

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"It takes a long time to become young."

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"Youth has no age."

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"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

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"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

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"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

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"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

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"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

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"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary."

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"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

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"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

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"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."

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"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand."

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"The people who make art their business are mostly imposters."

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"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

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"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

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"Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting."

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"The people who make art their business are mostly imposters."

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"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

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"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things."

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"Good artists copy, great artists steal."

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"The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense."

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"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."

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"Good artists copy, great artists steal."

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"What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero."

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"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

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"I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents."

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"I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them."

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"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

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"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

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"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

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"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

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"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

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"Love is the greatest refreshment in life."

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"Love is the greatest refreshment in life."

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"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

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"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

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"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

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"Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

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"Action is the foundational key to all success."

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"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."

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"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility."

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"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

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"It takes a long time to become young."

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"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

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"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

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"If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme."

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"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand."

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"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

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"It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction."

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"Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock."

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"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

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"To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture."

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"It takes a long time to become young."

"Youth has no age."

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web."

"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun."

"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

"Art is the elimination of the unnecessary."

"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."

"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand."

"The people who make art their business are mostly imposters."

"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

"Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting."

"The people who make art their business are mostly imposters."

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things."

"Good artists copy, great artists steal."

"The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense."

"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."

"Good artists copy, great artists steal."

"What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero."

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

"I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents."

"I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them."

"Sculpture is the art of the intelligence."

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Love is the greatest refreshment in life."

"Love is the greatest refreshment in life."

"Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs."

"My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso."

"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money."

"Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima."

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success."

"Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility."

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

"It takes a long time to become young."

"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth."

"Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."

"If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme."

"We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand."

"There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats."

"It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction."

"Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock."

"Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."

"To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture."

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