Quotes by Pablo Picasso

“Lord, protect me from what I want!”

“I paint what I think, not what I see.”

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.”

“People who read are people who dream.”

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”

“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”

“The first half of life is learning to be an adult-the second half is learning to be a child.”

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

“Everything you can imagine is real.”