Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

To be wise and love exceeds man's might.

To be wise and love exceeds man's might.

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin .. it's the triumphant twang...

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin .. it's the triumphant twang...

Love builds bridges where there are none

Love builds bridges where there are none