To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Plagiarism Quotes

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may...

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

It takes a long time to grow young.

It takes a long time to grow young.

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate...

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

I should like to live like a poor man, with a great deal of money.

It takes a long time to become young.

It takes a long time to become young.

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

There are painters that can change the sun into a yellow blot, but there are...

I do not seek. I find.

I do not seek. I find.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove...

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...

He that takes truth for his guide, and duty for his end, may safely trust...