Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

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...

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

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 more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

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

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

The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

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....

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

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

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

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

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

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

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

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...