"I'm a joker who has understood his..." - Quote by Pablo Picasso
I'm a joker who has understood his epoch and has extracted all he possibly could from the stupidity, greed and vanity of his contemporaries.
More by Pablo Picasso
“For being a bad student I was banished to the 'calaboose' - a bare cell with whitewashed walls and a bench to sit on. I liked it there, because I took along a sketch pad and drew incessantly I could have stayed there forever drawing without stopping”
“To know what you're going to draw, you have to begin drawing.”
“You must always work not just within but below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle only five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.”
More on Self Perception
“Whatever may be their use in civilized societies, mirrors are essential to all violent and heroic action.”
“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.”
“I have myself to respect, but to myself I am not amiable; but my friend is my amiableness personified.”
More on Understanding
“The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,' is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.”
“Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out.It doesn't matter much to me.”
“There must always be a discrepncy between concepts and reality, because the former are static and discontinuous while the latter is dynamic and flowing”