The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also…

Quote by Marc Chagall

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I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment.

I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment.

When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it -...

When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it -...

My mother's love for me was so great I have worked hard to justify it.

My mother's love for me was so great I have worked hard to justify it.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

One fine day as my mother was putting the bread in the oven, I went...

One fine day as my mother was putting the bread in the oven, I went...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.

Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life.

The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.

The fingers must be educated, the thumb is born knowing.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around...

Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around...

One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga...

One day a student asked Taiga, What is the most difficult part of painting? Taiga...

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides...

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides...

My mother's love for me was so great I have worked hard to justify it.

My mother's love for me was so great I have worked hard to justify it.

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and...

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

The center of the stage is where I am.

The center of the stage is where I am.