The artist must try to raise the level of taste of the masses, not debase himself to the level of unformed and impoverished taste.

To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life

As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see.

The rôle of the artist is that of a soldier of the revolution.

I've never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso.

Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.

Art is like ham-it nourishes people.

July 13, 1954 was the most tragic day of my life. I had lost my beloved Frida forever. To late now I realized that the most wonderful part of my life had been my love for Frida.

Only the work of art itself can raise the standard of taste.

If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.

Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality.

When the British left, India was a multireligious, multiregional, multiethnic country, exploited, backward, and poor from colonialism.

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly.

There is within me a knot of cruelty borne by the stream of love, much as our blood sometimes bears the seed of our destruction ...

What mighty woes To thy imperial race from woman rose.

Not at all similar are the race of the immortal gods and the race of men who walk upon the earth.

I'm surrounded by young people. I'm always now the oldest and the shortest person in the room.

The light is heart-breaking.

Hypnosis is a powerful force and in my opinion should be employed only by the best-trained and most ethical professionals for very important reasons.

The measure of a man is what happens when nothing works and you got the guts to go on.