An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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?

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order...

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...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

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

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

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?

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

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

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when...

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be...

The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...