“We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.”
Good
“We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth, at least the truth that is given to us to understand.”
ArtAll Quotes by Pablo Picasso
“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.”
Art“I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.”
History“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”
Art“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”
Art“My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”
Mom“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
Learning“The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.”
Art“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.”
Imagination“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.”
Art“It takes a long time to become young.”
Age“I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money.”
Money“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.”
Life“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”
Art“What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.”
Great“Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.”
Happiness“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”
Art“Good artists copy, great artists steal.”
Good“It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.”
Work“God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.”
God