If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !

I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.

Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival.

Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.

There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.

I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.

One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.