The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself.

Quote by Andre Malraux

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There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither...

There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither...

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random...

The great mystery is not that we should have been thrown down here at random...

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West...

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West...

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

Then I despair... I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love...

Then I despair... I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love...

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.

Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love....

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love....

Youth is a religion from which one always ends up being converted

Youth is a religion from which one always ends up being converted

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to...

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to...

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing...

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves - is what I call hell

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves - is what I call hell

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.

Our emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and individuality.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

Actions do speak louder than voice, but there is nothing strongest of all than productive...

Actions do speak louder than voice, but there is nothing strongest of all than productive...

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the...

Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go; it is the...

Failure is a bottomless pit ready to devour you. If you always look up and...

Failure is a bottomless pit ready to devour you. If you always look up and...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea...

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...