In art, progress lies not in an extension, but in a knowledge of limitations.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Thanks to the oval I have discovered the meaning of the horizontal and the vertical.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

Art is a wound turned into light.

The painter thinks in terms of form and color. The goal is not to be concerned with the reconstitution of an anecdotal fact, but with constitution of a pictorial fact.

The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

A painting without something disturbing in it – what's that?.

Art is polymorphic. A picture appears to each onlooker under a different guise.

If we had never met Picasso, would Cubism have been what it is? I think not. The meeting with Picasso was a circumstance in our lives.

Writing is not a matter of time, but a matter or of space. If you don't keep space in your head for writing, you won't write even if you have the time.

Productivity is about looking forward. Looking back too much, or trying to be too much of a perfectionist, can destroy that productivity. So keep going. Keep creating. Keep building.

I would like to live a day in the life of an ant and hope not to get squashed.

The trouble with straw men is it only takes a single match to set them ablaze.

If you want to be the best, Work hardier than the rest. If you don't want to be the best, Just work like the rest.

Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.

It's hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he's like, 'You speak so well!' I'm like, 'What do you mean? Do you understand that's an insult?

To make one people better than the other would be ungodly in the first place.

Write today's worries in sand. Chisel yesterday's victories in stone.

Anything which makes you feel tiny also motivates you to be big!