--- title: "1 Diminished Quotes By LeRoy Neiman" description: "1 Diminished quotes by LeRoy Neiman. Plus more from LeRoy Neiman and more Diminished sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png" --- > [As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-admit-my-hours-at-the-easel-have/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png) ## More by LeRoy Neiman > [There's no greatest moment in the arts. It's a life; it's a continuity thing. You can't have a great moment because it's spiritual. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/there-s-no-greatest-moment-in-the-arts-it-s-a-life-it-s-a-continuity/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I've got the public. I don't care about the critics. I did at one time. I don't any more. I did when I needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-got-the-public-i-don-t-care-about-the-critics-i-did-at-one-time/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-zeroed-in-on-what-you-would-call-action-and-excellence-everybody/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > ['Playboy' made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings - not affluence and luxury as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/playboy-made-the-good-life-a-reality-for-me-and-made-it-the-subject/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-draw-all-the-time-drawing-is-my-backbone-i-don-t-think-a-painter/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/eating-is-one-of-the-great-beauties-in-life-one-of-my-favorite/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-hold-doors-open-for-all-the-women-men-can-open-the-doors-for/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [It's a nice feeling to go out in the world and look for excellence - the best in man. My subject is very valid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/it-s-a-nice-feeling-to-go-out-in-the-world-and-look-for-excellence/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/the-people-who-love-my-paintings-that-respond-to-them-the-most-they/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [When I paint, I seriously consider the public presence of a person - the surface facade. I am less concerned with how people look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/when-i-paint-i-seriously-consider-the-public-presence-of-a-person-the/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I love the passion you go through while you're creating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-love-the-passion-you-go-through-while-you-re-creating/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-always-stayed-in-tune-with-my-own-ambitions-and-attitudes-and-i-m/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/i-ve-met-and-sketched-most-of-the-great-athletes-from-the-past-five/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [Some people try to paint in my style. Some simply sell pirated copies of my work. Some claim to be my publisher or agent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/some-people-try-to-paint-in-my-style-some-simply-sell-pirated-copies/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) > [It has been difficult to hold onto many paintings but I have retained a few...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/it-has-been-difficult-to-hold-onto-many-paintings-but-i-have-retained/) [LeRoy Neiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-neiman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diminished/leroy-neiman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Diminished Quotes By LeRoy Neiman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeRoy Neiman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-neiman/as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-admit-my-hours-at-the-easel-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.” — LeRoy Neiman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diminished/leroy-neiman/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diminished/leroy-neiman/", "name": "Diminished Quotes by LeRoy Neiman", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diminished/leroy-neiman/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/leroy-neiman-17110_admit_as-i-turn-91-this-june-8th-i-have-to-adm_2710844.png" }, "description": "1 Diminished quotes by LeRoy Neiman. 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