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
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“God is just another artist, like me.” Salvador Dali
Divine Artist, Self-Comparison, Artist, Divine, Comparison, Self
Salvador Dali Divine Artist, Self-Comparison, Artist, Divine, Comparison, Self“I do not understand why, when I ask for grilled lobster in a restaurant, I’m never served a cooked telephone.” Salvador Dali
Surreal Humor, Unique Perspective, Humor, Surreal, Perspective, Unique
Salvador Dali Surreal Humor, Unique Perspective, Humor, Surreal, Perspective, Unique“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“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“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“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“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“The reason some portraits don’t look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.” Salvador Dali
Portrait Truth, Realism Critique, Portrait, Truth, Realism, Critique
Salvador Dali Portrait Truth, Realism Critique, Portrait, Truth, Realism, Critique“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 Dali
Childhood Dreams, Ambition Growth, Childhood, Dreams, Growth, Ambition
Salvador Dali Childhood Dreams, Ambition Growth, Childhood, Dreams, Growth, Ambition“I love my enemies when they are intelligent as much as I hate the stupid ones who defend me.” Salvador Dali
Intelligent Enemies, Stupid Allies, Enemies, Intelligent, Allies, Stupid
Salvador Dali Intelligent Enemies, Stupid Allies, Enemies, Intelligent, Allies, Stupid“Someone like myself, who claimed to be a real madman, living and organized with a Pythagorean precision...” Salvador Dali
Madness Precision, Organized Chaos, Madness, Precision, Organized, Chaos
Salvador Dali Madness Precision, Organized Chaos, Madness, Precision, Organized, Chaos“I believe that the moment is near when by a procedure of active paranoiac thought, it will be possible to systematize confusion and contribute to the total discrediting of the world of reality.” Salvador Dali
Paranoiac Thought, Systemized Confusion, Thought, Confusion, Reality, Discrediting
Salvador Dali Paranoiac Thought, Systemized Confusion, Thought, Confusion, Reality, Discrediting“It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.” Salvador Dali
Taste Critique, Creative Power, Taste, Power, Creativity, Handicap
Salvador Dali Taste Critique, Creative Power, Taste, Power, Creativity, Handicap“I do not like animals or children. It moves.” Salvador Dali
Humorous Disdain, Unique Perspective, Disdain, Humor, Perspective, Unique
Salvador Dali Humorous Disdain, Unique Perspective, Disdain, Humor, Perspective, Unique“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” Salvador Dali
Imitation Value, Creative Output, Imitation, Value, Creative, Output
Salvador Dali Imitation Value, Creative Output, Imitation, Value, Creative, Output“An elegant woman is a woman who despises you and has no hair under her arms.” Salvador Dali
Elegant Woman, Unconventional Standards, Woman, Elegance, Standards, Unconventional
Salvador Dali Elegant Woman, Unconventional Standards, Woman, Elegance, Standards, Unconventional“Life is too short to remain unnoticed.” Salvador Dali
Life Attention, Short Existence, Life, Attention, Existence, Short
Salvador Dali Life Attention, Short Existence, Life, Attention, Existence, Short“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“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 Dali
Memory Truth, Perception Gems, Memory, Truth, Perception, Gems
Salvador Dali Memory Truth, Perception Gems, Memory, Truth, Perception, Gems“What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust.” Salvador Dali
Imagination Power, Visionary Insight, Imagination, Power, Visionary, Insight
Salvador Dali Imagination Power, Visionary Insight, Imagination, Power, Visionary, Insight