Nothing proves the truth of surrealism so much as photography. The Zeiss lens has unexpected faculties of surprise!
Salvador DaliAnd now the announcement of Watson and Crick about DNA. This is for me the real proof of the existence of God.
Salvador DaliDemocratic governments are not suited to the publication of the thunderous revelations I am in the habit of making. The unpublished parts will appear later... when Europe will have restored its traditional monarchies.
Salvador DaliThe reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.
Salvador DaliThe true painter must be able, with the most usual things, to have the most unusual ideas.
Salvador DaliI was never capable of being an average pupil. I would either seem refractory to any teaching and give the impression of being completely dumb or I would fling myself on my work with a frenzy, a patience, and a willingness to learn that astonished everybody. But to awaken my zeal, it was necessary to offer me something I liked. Once my appetite had been whetted, I became ravenously hungry.
Salvador Dali