I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand dollars -- it's a luxury I can't afford.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Painting Quotes

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

Drink to me.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we...

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we...

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

Beauty?...To me it is a word without sense because I do not know where its...

It takes a long time to grow young.

It takes a long time to grow young.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

So vast is art, so narrow human wit.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody...

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody...