I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.

Quote by Salvador Dali

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Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do,...

Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do,...

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is...

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is...

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our...

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our...

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of...

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of...

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to...

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to...

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is...

I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is...

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was...

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was...

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being...

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being...

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it...

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it...

The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic.

Take me, I am the drug; take me, I am hallucinogenic.

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good...

In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good...

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Let my enemies devour each other.