Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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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...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who has only his eyes if...

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Everything you can imagine is real.

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he...

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Accidents, try to change them -- it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephantand the cat. He...

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephantand the cat. He...

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

I have a horror of people who speak about the beautiful. What is the beautiful?...

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

Everyone wants to understand painting. Why is there no attempt to understand the song of...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...