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I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

Man Ray

One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
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Genius Himself Power Satisfaction
An original is a creation motivated by desire.
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Creation Desire Motivation Original
A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.
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Amount Employment Himself Ideas Material
Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.
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Artistic Greatness Myself Nude Reason Subject Talk
To create is divine, to reproduce is human.
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Creation Divine Human Reproduction
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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Fact Mindset Myself Quote
My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.
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Design Inspirational Myself Reflection Work
Lipstick is the red badge of courage.
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Courage Instagram Captions Makeup One Liner
When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.
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I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.
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Believe Music Photography
Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.
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Effort Film Paper Waste
I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.
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Myself Nature Photography Vision
I paint when I cannot photograph.
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Option Paint Photograph
In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.
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Automobile Declare Horse
There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.
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Art Love Progress
To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.
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Harm Members Ourselves Paint Society

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