Artist Quote by Pablo Picasso

Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.

— Pablo Picasso

Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.

— Igor Stravinsky

The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal,

— Banksy

“Picasso said “good artists copy but great artists steal.”

— Sean Patrick

Minor artists borrow, great ones steal.

— Ned Rorem

It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people.

— John Hawkes

It's a poor artist who borrows--a good artist steals.

— Pablo Picasso

[Great artists] do not copy what they see, but what they desire.

— Theophile Gautier

“You know what Picasso says. ‘Bad artists copy, good artists steal.”

— Donna Tartt

I'm in love with artists that are really difficult to cover or to copy. You can only try to copy them, but you will…

— Christine and the Queens

Artists everywhere steal mercilessly all the time and I think this is healthy.

— Peter Gabriel

Every artist gets asked the question, 'Where do you get your ideas?' The honest artist answers, 'I steal them.'

— Austin Kleon