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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In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

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...

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 -...

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

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...

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

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

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 wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

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.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

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.

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 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...

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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 adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

Most women are not as young as they are painted.

Most women are not as young as they are painted.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.