The best way to kill time is to work it to death

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Time Quotes

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

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

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...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

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

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

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

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.

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

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...

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

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

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses...

To me, there is no greater act of courage than being the one who kisses...

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.

Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest.

Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest.