People want Art. And they are given it. But the less Art there is in painting the more painting there is.

Without great solitude no serious work is possible.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

Action is the foundation of all success.

To be young, really young, takes a very long time.

Braque always said that the only thing that counts, in painting, is the intention, and it's true. What counts is what one wants to do, and not what one does. That's what's important.