The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.

Quote by Salvador Dali

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The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad.

I don't do drugs. I am drugs.

I don't do drugs. I am drugs.

Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in...

Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in...

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is...

I have Dalinian thought: the one thing the world will never have enough of is...

We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good...

We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good...

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is...

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is...

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being...

Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being...

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to...

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to...

Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work...

Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work...

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person...

I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person...

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of...

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of...

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.

In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good...

In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good...

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our...

Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our...

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Let my enemies devour each other.