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> [The eyes of the Armenians speak long before the lips move and long after they cease to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/the-eyes-of-the-armenians-speak-long-before-the-lips-move-and-long/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

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## More by Arshile Gorky

> [Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/dreams-form-the-bristles-of-the-artist-s-brush/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [If Picasso drips, I drip... For a long while I was with Cezanne, and now I am with Picasso.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/if-picasso-drips-i-drip-for-a-long-while-i-was-with-cezanne-and-now-i/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he cannot physically see with his eyes... Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/abstraction-allows-man-to-see-with-his-mind-what-he-cannot-physically/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [The stuff of thought is the seed of the artist. Dreams form the bristles of the artist's brush. As the eye functions as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/the-stuff-of-thought-is-the-seed-of-the-artist-dreams-form-the/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [My recollections of Armenia open new visions for me. My art is therefore a growth art where forms, pines, shapes, memories of Armenia germinate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/my-recollections-of-armenia-open-new-visions-for-me-my-art-is/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [Art must always remain earnest... Art must be serious, no sarcasm, comedy. One does not laugh at a loved one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/art-must-always-remain-earnest-art-must-be-serious-no-sarcasm-comedy/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [I seek a form of language which will express my ideas for our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/i-seek-a-form-of-language-which-will-express-my-ideas-for-our-time/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [I like painting because it's something I never come to the end of. Sometimes I paint a picture, then I paint it all out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/i-like-painting-because-it-s-something-i-never-come-to-the-end-of/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [You know how fussy and particular I am in painting. I am ever removing the paint and repainting the spot until I am completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/you-know-how-fussy-and-particular-i-am-in-painting-i-am-ever-removing/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [When something is finished, that means it's dead, doesn't it? I believe in everlastingness. I never finish a painting - I just stop working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/when-something-is-finished-that-means-it-s-dead-doesn-t-it-i-believe/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/if-a-painting-of-mine-suits-me-it-is-right-if-it-does-not-please-me-i/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [Movement is the translation of life, and if art depicts life, movement should come into art, since we are only aware of living because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/movement-is-the-translation-of-life-and-if-art-depicts-life-movement/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/drawing-is-the-basis-of-art-a-bad-painter-cannot-draw-but-one-who/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [We are part of the world creation, and we ourselves create nothing. Our knowledge allows us to make use of all the forces already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/we-are-part-of-the-world-creation-and-we-ourselves-create-nothing-our/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

> [I do not paint in front of but from within nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arshile-gorky/i-do-not-paint-in-front-of-but-from-within-nature/)

[Arshile Gorky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arshile-gorky/)

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