Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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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...

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...

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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

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

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

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

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

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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 -...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

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.

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 have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

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

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

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...