Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I had, since it has made me young again and philosophical which means that I don't want to fritter away the new lease on life I've…

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Youth Quotes

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

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

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

Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If...

Cubism is like standing at a certain point on a mountain and looking around. If...

In the landscape of time, there are few locations less comfortable than that of one...

In the landscape of time, there are few locations less comfortable than that of one...

Men often are valued high, when they are most wretched.

Men often are valued high, when they are most wretched.