The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
My works are dear to me, each in its own way, I shall have to answer for them on the Day off Judgement. God alone knows whether I shall ever see them again. Quite apart from the money which I was going to receive for their sale there (exhibition in Gallery Der Sturm, Berlin June-July, 1914) and it is no… — Marc Chagall Copy Share
My hands were too soft.. I had to find some special occupation, some kind of work that would not force me to turn away… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
What counts is art. painting, a kind of painting that is quite different from what everyone makes it out to be. But what kind?… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
For me Christ has always symbolized the true type of the Jewish martyr. — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
We all know that a good person can be a bad artist.But no one will ever be a genuine artist unless he is a… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love. — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
In spite of everything, there is still no more wonderful vocation than to continue to tolerate events and to work on in the name of our mission, in the name of that spirit which lives on in our teaching and in our vision of humanity and art, the spirit which can lead us Jews down the true and just path.… — Marc Chagall Copy Share
