We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.

Quote by Salvador Dali

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.

I seated ugliness on my knee, and almost immediately grew tired of it.

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was...

The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was...

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...

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it...

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it...

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...

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...

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.

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do,...

Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do,...

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...

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...