There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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

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

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.

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

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...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is PEACE; Where...

Where there is FAITH, there is LOVE; Where there is LOVE; there is PEACE; Where...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...