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Georgia O'Keeffe

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Who is Georgia O'Keeffe? The quotes below are the best introduction we can offer. The range of their thinking — from Work to Women — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. Discover 11 of Georgia O'Keeffe's most memorable quotes, ranging across Work, Women, Time, Nature, and Life. Perhaps their most recognizable line: "The days you work are the best days."

“One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Work

All Quotes by Georgia O'Keeffe

“To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Courage

“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Art

“The days you work are the best days.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Best

“I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Inspirational

“I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Beauty

“One can not be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America and then work.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Work

“Nobody sees a flower really it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time - like to have a friend takes time.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Time

“I feel there is something unexplored about woman that only a woman can explore.”

— Georgia O'Keeffe

Women