Salvador Dalí
age six cook seven Napoleon ambition
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
confusion spread eliminate
“What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
surrealism destructive destroy shackles vision
“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
difference madman mad
“The sole difference between myself and a madman is the fact that I am not mad!”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
false true memories jewels real brilliant
“The difference between false memories and true ones is the
same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the
most real, the most brilliant.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
christenes reality illusion dream
“One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
little happen
“So little of what could happen does happen.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
imitate produce plagiate
“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
secret influence
“The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
learn draw paint old masters respect
“Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
portrait look true people resemble picture
“The reason some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
world enough outrageous
“The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
intelligence ambition bird wings
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.”
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
confusion creativity contradictory life
"You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life"
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
brief finished
"I shall be so brief that I have already finished"
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
mistakes sacret understand
"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature, understand them thoroughly."
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
easy impossible
"It is either easy or impossible."
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
problem youth part
"The problem with the youth of today' is that one is no longer part of it."
― Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)