I have a firm faith in art, a firm confidence in its being a powerful stream which carries a man to a harbor, though he himself must do his bit too.

The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.

To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace

I wanted to make people think of a totally different way of living from that which we, educated people, live. I would absolutely not want anyone to find it beautiful or good without a thought.

Let us keep courage and try to be patient and gentle. And let us not mind being eccentric, and make distinction between good and evil.

I am painting with the same enthusiasm as a Marseillaise eats bouillabaisse ... I am painting big sunflowers.

Drawing is the root of everything.