Sometimes I spit on my mother’s portrait for pleasure.
SALVADOR DALIAll of my knowledge, of both science and religion, I incorporate into the classical tradition of my painting.
More Salvador Dali Quotes
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The two greatest strokes of luck that can happen to a painter are (1) to be Spanish, (2) to be called Dali.
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The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.
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My art is capable of liberating man from the tyranny of the practical, rational world.
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The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
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Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.
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Forever will be you and me.
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When I paint, the Sea Roars Others Splash about in the bath.
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For me, love must be ugly, looks must be divine, and death must be beautiful.
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Physiological expenditure is a superficial way of self-expression. People who incline toward physical love accomplish nothing at all.
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Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.
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The reason some portraits don’t look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.
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I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly.
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Everyone should eat hashish, but only once.
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Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure – that of being Salvador Dali.
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