It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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

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

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it...

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...

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general....

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

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

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn...

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn...

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

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

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

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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

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

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech