Picasso Quotes

154 quotes by 127 authors

My first influence obviously was Picasso. — David Bailey
Hollywood is like Picasso's bathroom. — Candice Bergen
Picasso said, 'Art is a lie that tells the truth.' What if you just want to tell the truth and not lie about it? — Nicolas Cage
I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso. — Diego Rivera
Look at the paintings of Picasso. He is a great painter, but just a subjective artist. Looking at his paintings, you will start feeling sick,… — Rajneesh
Whether you create, or you observe an objective piece of creativity, meditation should be the key. Without it, mind can only spread on the canvas… — Rajneesh
When I think of competition it's like I try to create against the past. I think about Michelangelo and Picasso, you know, the pyramids. — Kanye West
War and culture, those are the two poles of Europe, her heaven and hell, her glory and shame, and they cannot be separated from one… — Milan Kundera
Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso didn't… — William Zinsser
There is a childlike side in the work of the Dadaists, Klee, MirÃ³, Calder and Picasso. I am trying to make things that are very,… — Yaacov Agam
If I could have any artist's work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso. — Juliet Stevenson
A friend of mine says his two favorite artists are Picasso and Rembrandt. Picasso because he paints the beautiful in such an ugly fashion. And… — Anna Torv
I was a high school student like Picasso. I was a little eccentric, but I had high ideals. I wanted to get along well with… — Usamaru Furuya
We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didnâ€™t have any talent. All they had were rules. Even for knives and… — Oscar Niemeyer
I once had the nerve to ask Picasso the question, 'What is art?' He answered, 'Art is a lie which makes us see the truth. — James Dickey
Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting. Cezanne did it, Picasso did it with Cubism. Then Pollock did it. He busted our idea… — Willem de Kooning
Picasso says that an artists paints not to ask a question but because he has found something and he wants to shareâ€”he cannot help itâ€”what… — Madeleine L'Engle
Picasso is a communist. Neither am I. — Salvador Dali
Civilization is an active deposit which is formed by the combustion of the present with the past. Neither in countries without a Present nor in… — Cyril Connolly
To model yourself after Steve Jobs is like, 'I'd like to paint like Picasso, what should I do? Should I use more red?' — Larry Ellison

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