All my life I have worked to be able to earn my living, but I thought that one could do good painting without attracting attention to one's private life. Certainly, an artist wishes to raise himself intellectually as much as possible, but the man must remain obscure. The pleasure must be found in the work.

For an Impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations.

Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.

Monet is only an eye, but my God, what an eye!

Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment.

The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.

Taste is the best judge. It is rare. Art only addresses itself to an excessively small number of individuals.