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> [I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/i-remember-my-father-who-was-somebody-in-the-synagogue-bringing-home/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

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## More by Jacob Epstein

> [When I was doing Professor Albert Einstein's bust he had many a jibe at the Nazi professors, one hundred of whom had condemned his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/when-i-was-doing-professor-albert-einstein-s-bust-he-had-many-a-jibe/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [A wife, a lover, can perhaps never see what the artist sees They rarely ever do. Perhaps a really mediocre artist has more chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/a-wife-a-lover-can-perhaps-never-see-what-the-artist-sees-they-rarely/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [My earliest recollections are of the teeming East Side where I was born. This Hester Street and its surrounding streets were the most densely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/my-earliest-recollections-are-of-the-teeming-east-side-where-i-was/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [Early on I saw the plastic quality in colored people and had friends among them; and later was to work from colored models and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/early-on-i-saw-the-plastic-quality-in-colored-people-and-had-friends/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [My reading and drawing drew me away from the ordinary interests, and I lived a great deal in the world of imagination, feeding upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/my-reading-and-drawing-drew-me-away-from-the-ordinary-interests-and-i/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [Why dont they stick to murder and leave art to us?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/why-dont-they-stick-to-murder-and-leave-art-to-us/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [A sculptor is supposed to be a dull dog anyway, so why should he not break out in colour sometimes, and in my case…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/a-sculptor-is-supposed-to-be-a-dull-dog-anyway-so-why-should-he-not/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [The artist is the world's scapegoat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/the-artist-is-the-world-s-scapegoat/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [My parents did not discourage me but could not understand how I could make a living by art. Their idea of an artist was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/my-parents-did-not-discourage-me-but-could-not-understand-how-i-could/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [The artist who imagines that he puts his best into a portrait in order to produce something good, which will be a pleasure to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/the-artist-who-imagines-that-he-puts-his-best-into-a-portrait-in/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [To accuse me of making sensations is the easiest way of attacking me, and in reality leaves the question of sculpture untouched.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/to-accuse-me-of-making-sensations-is-the-easiest-way-of-attacking-me/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [There are infinite modes of expression in the world of art, and to insist that only by one road can the artist attain his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/there-are-infinite-modes-of-expression-in-the-world-of-art-and-to/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [To think of abstraction as an end in itself is undoubtedly letting oneself be led into a cul-de-sac and can only lead to exhaustion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/to-think-of-abstraction-as-an-end-in-itself-is-undoubtedly-letting/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/i-remember-my-father-who-was-somebody-in-the-synagogue-bringing-home/)

[Jacob Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-epstein/)

> [I have never found out that there was in my family an artist or anyone interested in the arts or sciences, and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-epstein/i-have-never-found-out-that-there-was-in-my-family-an-artist-or/)

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