I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like...

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...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand...

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,...

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?...

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 the lie that enables us to realize the truth

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth

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...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us...

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...

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

Love is the greatest refreshment in life

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.

A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...