The two greatest strokes of luck that can happen to a painter are (1) to be Spanish, (2) to be called Dali.
SALVADOR DALIDemocratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.
More Salvador Dali Quotes
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All of my knowledge, of both science and religion, I incorporate into the classical tradition of my painting.
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Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.
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The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
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Knowing how to look is a way of inventing.
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I do not believe in my death.
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Since man’s highest mission on earth is to spiritualize everything, it is his excrement in particular that needs it most.
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A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
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Anything that does not take place erotically sublimates itself in the work of art.
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The fact I myself do not understand what my paintings mean while I am painting them does not imply that they are meaningless.
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Young people need plenty of difficulties to achieve something.
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There comes a moment in every person’s life when they realise they adore me.
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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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Everyone should eat hashish, but only once.
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There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.
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Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire.
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