The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world. In this long vigil he often has to vary his methods of stimulation; but in this long vigil he is also himself striving against a continual tendency to sleep.

Mine alone is the country of my soul.

For me, Christ has always symbolized the true type of the Jewish martyr.

Art is foremost a state of mind, and only secondarily a problem of form.

What a genius, that Picasso. It is a pity he doesn't paint.

You could wonder for hours what flowers mean, but for me, they're life itself, in all its happy brilliance. We couldn't do with out flowers. Flowers help you forget life's tragedies.

I am a little Jew of Vitebsk. All that I paint, all that I do, all that I am, is just the little Jew of Vitebsk.