"When the artist finds himself he is lost.……" — Max Ernst
"When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement."
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18 Quotes by Max Ernst
Max Ernst has 18 quotes on this site.
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The virtue of pride, which was once the beauty of mankind, has given place to that fount of ugliness, Christian…
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Painting is neither decorative amusement, nor the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.
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All good ideas arrive by chance.
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My paintings are not meant to be tasted.
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And Loplop, bird superior, has transformed himself into flesh without flesh and will dwell among us...
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The role of the painter . . . is to project that which sees itself in him.
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Collage is the noble conquest of the irrational, the coupling of two realities, irreconcilable in appearance, upon a plane which…
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Every normal human being (and not merely the 'artist') has an inexhaustible store of buried images in his subconscious, it…
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Who made art history? Not the most reasonable people. The mad men did. If painting is the mirror of a…
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Woman's nudity is wiser than the philosopher's teachings.
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I have never seen a beautiful painting of a beautiful woman. But you can take an ugly woman and make…
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I succeeded in simply attending at the birth of all my works.
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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