Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

I always forbade everyone to clean my studios, dust them, not only for fear they would disturb my things, but especially because I always counted on the protection of dust. It's my ally. I always let it settle where it likes. It's like a layer of protection.

If you are a genius and unsuccessful, everybody treats you as if you were a genius, but when you come to be successful, when you commence to earn money, when you are really successful, then your family and everybody no longer treats you like a genius, they treat you like a man who has become successful.

They are not men, they are not women, they are Americans.

People are always asking me to sign my old canvases. It's ridiculous!

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

Good designers copy; great designers steal.