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

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.

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.

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

Guilt addresses an external action while shame attacks the internal character!" EL

We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.

I think very highly of myself. I think I'm capable of a lot of things on the field.

Faith, hope, and love are some good things He gave us; but the greatest is love

If I wasn't a designer I would love to be a doctor. That is my fantasy, my dream. A doctor will give you a tablet if you have a headache and I will give you a dress and we both make you feel good.

Why do they call it research if I've only done it this one time?

We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You get more stuffing

I like the idea that when a guy comes over to the house, I get to say I wrote the book.

Any design, whether its for a ship or an airplane, must be done in anticipation of potential failures.

People are amazed that I do comedy. I always did comedy.