Nothing in art should seem accidental, not even movement

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.

The museums are here to teach the history of art and something more as well, for, if they stimulate in the weak a desire to imitate, they furnish the strong with the means of their emancipation.

You must aim high, not in what you are going to do at some future date, but in what you are going to make yourself do to-day. Otherwise, working is just a waste of time.

I really have a lot of stuff in my head; if only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things.

I'm glad I haven't found my style yet. I'd be bored to death.

I'll buy a bottle for anyone who can tell me what makes a picture beautiful!