My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope. Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Art Quotes

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

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 lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

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...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others...

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous...

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous...

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...

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

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

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary

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

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

We don't grow older, we grow riper.

We don't grow older, we grow riper.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

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

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

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

Art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

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,...

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...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.