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title: "5 Use Blue Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Use Blue quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Use Blue sayings and thoughts."
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> [“My base color is grey, not black, to allow for greater contrast since color stands out more against grey than black. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic/my-base-color-is-grey-not-black-to-allow-for-greater-contrast-since/)

[Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/cole-nussbaumer-knaflic-20054_quote_my-base-color-is-grey-not-black-to-allow_211954.jpg)

> [If I don't have red, I use blue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/if-i-don-t-have-red-i-use-blue/)

[Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/pablo-picasso-552_blue_if-i-don-t-have-red-i-use-blue-1096234_1096234.jpg)

> [I don't use blue. I don't like it. It bugs me out. I hate it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/i-don-t-use-blue-i-don-t-like-it-it-bugs-me-out-i-hate-it/)

[Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/kanye-west-242_blue_i-don-t-use-blue-i-don-t-like-it-it-bugs_1998675.jpg)

> [I use very little red. I use blue, yellow, a little green, but especially... black, white and grey. There is a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-arp/i-use-very-little-red-i-use-blue-yellow-a-little-green-but-especially/)

[Hans Arp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-arp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/hans-arp-18152_black_i-use-very-little-red-i-use-blue-yellow_2221071.png)

> [How often have I found that wanting to use blue, I didn't have it so I used a red instead of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/how-often-have-i-found-that-wanting-to-use-blue-i-didn-t-have-it-so-i/)

[Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfc/pablo-picasso-552_blue_how-often-have-i-found-that-wanting-to-u_2750949.jpg)

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