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.
SALVADOR DALII am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly.
More Salvador Dali Quotes
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Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory.
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To be interesting, one has to provoke.
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Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.
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Give me two hours a day of activity, and I’ll take the other twenty-two in dreams.
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Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
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The true painter must be able, with the most usual things, to have the most unusual ideas.
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Paranoiac-critical activity makes the world of delirium pass onto the plane of reality.
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Do not be afraid of perfection – you will never attain it.
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If you understand a painting beforehand, you might as well not paint it.
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I am the first to be surprised and often terrified by the images that I see appear on my canvas.
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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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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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Everything alters me, but nothing changes me.
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A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
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I’m going to live forever. Geniuses don’t die.
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