“Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction”
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Famous Pablo Picasso Quotes
Source: Picasso: style and meaning
“It's not what the artist does that counts; it's what he is.”
“The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies.”
Source: Picasso, Braque, Léger: masterpieces from Swiss collections
“A plagiarist steals from one person. A true artist steals from everybody.”
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”
“There are only two types of women - goddesses and doormats.”
Source: Picasso: style and meaning
“Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.”
“If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes.”
“To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.”
“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.”
Source: Picasso
“You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views
“I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.”
“If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme.”
Source: Picasso's Vollard Suite
Source: Picasso and Man
“Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views
“To make oneself hated is more difficult than to make oneself loved.”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views
“Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.”
Source: Picasso on art: a selection of views