I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

There's nothing so similar to one poodle dog as another poodle dog, and that goes...

There's nothing so similar to one poodle dog as another poodle dog, and that goes...

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

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

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

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...

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.

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

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

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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...

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...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

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

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

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...

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions....

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.

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,...