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Precision is not reality

Henri Matisse

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Henri Matisse
Age: 84 †
Born: 1869
Born: December 31
Died: 1954
Died: November 3
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I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
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Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free, quiet, and alone.
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Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue
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The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to.
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The things that are acquired consciously permit us to express ourselves unconsciously with a certain richness.
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Nothing can be accomplished without love.
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What's so astonishing about not understanding? There are so many things in art, beginning with art itself, that one doesn't understand. A painter doesn't see everything that he has put in his painting.
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Creation begins with vision.
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I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.
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