It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself.
Salvador Dali
Public Perception, Serious Humor, Perception, Public, Serious, Humor
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“The Russian Revolution is the French Revolution which arrives late because of the cold weather.” Salvador Dali
Revolution Comparison, Historical Insight, Revolution, Comparison, Insight, Historical
Salvador Dali Revolution Comparison, Historical Insight, Revolution, Comparison, Insight, Historical“Just as I am astonished that a bank clerk never eats a cheque, so too am I astonished that no painter before me ever thought of painting a soft watch.” Salvador Dali
Soft Watch, Artistic Innovation, Watch, Soft, Innovation, Artistic
Salvador Dali Soft Watch, Artistic Innovation, Watch, Soft, Innovation, Artistic“Have no fear of perfection—you’ll never reach it.” Salvador Dali
Perfection Fear, Creative Realism, Perfection, Fear, Realism, Creative
Salvador Dali Perfection Fear, Creative Realism, Perfection, Fear, Realism, Creative“Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.” Salvador Dali
Artistic Mastery, Earning Respect, Drawing, Painting, Respect, Mastery
Salvador Dali Artistic Mastery, Earning Respect, Drawing, Painting, Respect, Mastery“I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.” Salvador Dali
Portrait Growth, Artistic Perspective, Portrait, Growth, Perspective, Artistic
Salvador Dali Portrait Growth, Artistic Perspective, Portrait, Growth, Perspective, Artistic“Everything alters me, but nothing changes me.” Salvador Dali
Change Paradox, Personal Resilience, Change, Paradox, Resilience, Personal
Salvador Dali Change Paradox, Personal Resilience, Change, Paradox, Resilience, Personal“Since I don’t smoke, I decided to grow a mustache—it is better for the health. However, I always carried a jewel-studded cigarette case in which, instead of tobacco, were carefully placed several mustaches, Adolphe Menjou style. I offered them politely to my friends: ‘Mustache? Mustache? Mustache?’ Nobody dared to touch them. This was my test regarding the sacred aspect of mustaches.” Salvador Dali
Mustache Humor, Surreal Symbolism, Mustache, Humor, Symbolism, Surreal
Salvador Dali Mustache Humor, Surreal Symbolism, Mustache, Humor, Symbolism, Surreal“The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.” Salvador Dali
Secret Influence, Power Mystery, Secret, Influence, Power, Mystery
Salvador Dali Secret Influence, Power Mystery, Secret, Influence, Power, Mystery“Without hesitation, I place Freud among the heroes. He dispossessed the Jewish people of the greatest and most influential of all heroes-Moses.” Salvador Dali
Freud Heroes, Jewish Legacy, Freud, Heroes, Legacy, Influence
Salvador Dali Freud Heroes, Jewish Legacy, Freud, Heroes, Legacy, Influence“Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire.” Salvador Dali
Desire Barrier, Repulsion Guard, Desire, Barrier, Guard, Repulsion
Salvador Dali Desire Barrier, Repulsion Guard, Desire, Barrier, Guard, Repulsion“The desire to survive and the fear of death are artistic sentiments.” Salvador Dali
Survival Desire, Artistic Fear, Desire, Survival, Fear, Artistic
Salvador Dali Survival Desire, Artistic Fear, Desire, Survival, Fear, Artistic“The famous soft watches are nothing else than the tender, extravagant, solitary, paranoic-critical camembert of time and space.” Salvador Dali
Soft Watches, Time Symbolism, Watches, Soft, Symbolism, Time
Salvador Dali Soft Watches, Time Symbolism, Watches, Soft, Symbolism, Time“Physiological expenditure is a superficial way of self-expression. People who incline toward physical love accomplish nothing at all.” Salvador Dali
Superficial Expression, Love Impact, Expression, Love, Impact, Superficial
Salvador Dali Superficial Expression, Love Impact, Expression, Love, Impact, Superficial“There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.” Salvador Dali
Overwhelming Satisfaction, Life Reflection, Satisfaction, Overdose, Reflection, Life
Salvador Dali Overwhelming Satisfaction, Life Reflection, Satisfaction, Overdose, Reflection, Life“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” Salvador Dali
True Artist, Inspiration Legacy, Artist, True, Inspiration, Legacy
Salvador Dali True Artist, Inspiration Legacy, Artist, True, Inspiration, Legacy“Whoever wants to engage people’s interest must provoke them.” Salvador Dali
Provoking Interest, Captivating Art, Engagement, Interest, Art, Provocation
Salvador Dali Provoking Interest, Captivating Art, Engagement, Interest, Art, Provocation“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” Salvador Dali
Ambitious Intelligence, Wingless Bird, Intelligence, Ambition, Bird, Wings
Salvador Dali Ambitious Intelligence, Wingless Bird, Intelligence, Ambition, Bird, Wings“It is either easy or impossible.” Salvador Dali
Difficulty Dichotomy, Creative Challenge, Difficulty, Challenge, Dichotomy, Creative
Salvador Dali Difficulty Dichotomy, Creative Challenge, Difficulty, Challenge, Dichotomy, Creative