All Pablo Picasso Quotes
- When we discovered cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us. Aim
- To know what you're going to draw, you have to begin drawing. Begin
- That inspiration comes, does not depend on me. The only thing I can do is make sure it catches me working. Catches
- There's nothing worse than a brilliant beginning. Beginning
- I am exhausted if I don't work. Exhausted
- The purpose of Art is to create enthusiasm. Art
- In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt. Attempt
- I would like to live like a poor person with a lot of money. Live
- I paint the way someone bites his fingernails; for me, painting is a bad habit because I don't know nor can I do anything else. Anything Else
- Action is the foundation of all success. Action
- If I had known there was such a thing as Islamic Calligraphy, I would never have started to paint. I have strived to reach the… Age
- Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war. Apartment
- Lord, protect me from what I want! From
- When I paint I feel that all the artists of the past are behind me. All
- When you start with a portrait and try to find pure form by abstracting more and more, you must end up with an egg. Abstracting
- No, painting is not interior decoration. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy. Attack
- Braque always said that the only thing that counts, in painting, is the intention, and it's true. What counts is what one wants to do,… Always Said
- What does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else? What's wrong with that? On… Botch
- To know what you’re going to draw, you have to begin drawing... When I find myself facing a blank page, that’s always going through my… Always Going
- The only thing that's important is the legend created by the picture, and not whether it continues to exist itself. Continues
- For me painting is a dramatic action in the course of which reality finds itself split apart Action
- Cubism is not a reality you can take in your hand. It's more like a perfume, in front of you, behind you, to the sides,… Behind
- Forcing yourself to use restricted means is the sort of restraint that liberates invention. It obliges you to make a kind of progress that you… Advance
- What I capture in spite of myself interests me more than my own ideas. Capture
- If you are trying to find something, it means you haven't got it. And if you find it simply by looking for it, that means… False