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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Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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?

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.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

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...

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,...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art...

But, if you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create yourself.

But, if you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create yourself.

The opposite of creativity is cynicism

The opposite of creativity is cynicism