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

Love must be proven by facts and not by reasons.

What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.

The essential in this time of moral poverty is to create enthusiasm.

The connoisseur of painting gives only bad advice to the painter. For that reason I have given up trying to judge myself.

Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.