Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Quote by Georges Braque

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Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art:...

Art is made to disturb. Science reassures. There is only one valuable thing in art:...

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.

Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry

To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

To define a thing is to substitute the definition for the thing itself.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Art is made to disturb, science reassures.

Art is made to disturb, science reassures.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped...

The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped...

Every new idea looks crazy at first.

Every new idea looks crazy at first.

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil...

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil...

A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.

A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

A nice man is a man of nasty ideas.

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one you have

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one you have

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,...