"An original is a creation motivated by desire.……" — Man Ray
"An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species that creates gratuitous forms. To create is divine, to reproduce is human."
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39 Quotes by Man Ray
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One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he…
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There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.
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Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind,…
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I paint when I cannot photograph.
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The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
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Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me…
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I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.
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Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.
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All critics should be assassinated.
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