Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks,...

When I die, it will be a shipwreck, and as when a huge ship sinks,...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.

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,...

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use...

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction.

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

When you start with a portrait and search for a pure form, a clear volume,...

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

Sculpture is the best comment that a painter can make on painting.

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

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 might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...

What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the...