Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity of a lifetime

Quote by Henri Matisse

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Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

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.

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

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 is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

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.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

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 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...

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

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

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

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 -...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

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

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

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

Painting is the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to...

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the...

I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the...