Diego Rivera

Frida is the most marvelous example of the female sex.

I don't know why people think artists are interesting. We're just people who paint.

Revolution is the opium of the intellectuals.

Art must be public, for the people.

My murals are my political program.

The machine is the new god of our time.

I paint to show the world as I see it, not as it is.

Communism is the only hope for humanity.

Frida and I are one artist, divided in two.

The artist is the eternal child.

History is the great teacher.

I refuse to accept the idea that art is for the elite.

Love is the most powerful force in the universe.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

I am not a painter, I am a muralist.

The revolution in art is an integral part of the social revolution.

My work is a cry for justice.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

Frida taught me to see the beauty in pain.