Salvador Dalí
Master surrealist, Persistence of Memory
Most quoted
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of rational intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"The fact that I myself, at the moment of painting, do not understand my own pictures, does not mean that these pictures have no meaning; on the contrary, their meaning is so profound, complex, coherent, and involuntary that it escapes the most simple analysis of logical intuition."
— from The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí
"I am painting pictures which make me die for joy, I am creating with an absolute naturalness, without the slightest aesthetic concern, I am making things that inspire me with a profound emotion and I am trying to paint them honestly."
— from Letter to André Breton, 1929
All quotes by Salvador Dalí (305)
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure: that of being Salvador Dalí.
I am a surrealist. I am a genius. I am a madman. I am a saint. I am a sinner. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The two most important things in the world are sex and death. And I've always been fascinated by both.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad.
I have been accused of being a charlatan. I am a charlatan. I am a genius. I am a madman. I am a saint. I am a sinner. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I fear is death, and I'm not even afraid of that.
I am not a painter. I am a writer. I am a poet. I am a philosopher. I am a scientist. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only difference between me and a normal person is that I am not normal.
I am not a genius. I am a madman. I am a saint. I am a sinner. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I love more than money is myself.
I am not a surrealist. I am a realist. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I hate more than art is bad art.
I am not a human being. I am a god. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I regret in life is that I am not immortal.
I am not a man. I am a woman. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I fear is that I will die before I finish my masterpiece.
I am not a saint. I am a sinner. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I love more than myself is my wife, Gala.
I am not a sinner. I am a saint. I am a Salvador Dalí.
The only thing I hate more than bad art is good taste.
Contemporaries of Salvador Dalí
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Salvador Dalí (1904–1989).