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)
The only way to be truly original is to be truly yourself.
I love Gala more than my mother, more than my father, more than Picasso, and even more than money.
My mustache is my antenna. It picks up all the good ideas.
The only thing I regret is not having been born a woman.
I am a Catholic, but I am also a pagan. I believe in God, but I also believe in the devil.
The only way to escape the mediocrity of life is to be a genius.
I am not afraid of death. I am afraid of not being able to paint.
The only thing that matters is immortality.
I am a king, and Gala is my queen.
The only way to be truly free is to be truly mad.
I am not a human being. I am a divine being.
The only thing I love more than myself is Gala.
I am a genius, and I am not afraid to show it.
The only way to be truly happy is to be truly Dalí.
I am a surrealist, but I am also a classicist. I believe in tradition, but I also believe in revolution.
The only thing I fear is not being able to create.
I am a king, and my kingdom is my art.
The only way to be truly immortal is to be truly unique.
I am not a painter. I am a magician.
The only thing I love more than art is Gala.
Contemporaries of Salvador Dalí
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Salvador Dalí (1904–1989).