A young man who is unable to commit a folly is already an old man.
Do not copy nature too much. Art is an abstraction.
Machines have come, art has fled, and I am far from thinking photography can help us.
I have come to an unalterable decision - to go and live forever in Polynesia. Then I can end my days in peace and freedom, without thoughts of tomorrow and this eternal struggle against idiots.
Stay firmly in your path and dare; be wild two hours a day!
Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?