Henri Matisse — "I only paint the difference between things."

"I believe that the best way to get to know a person is to see what he laughs at."

"I am against ease. If one leaves the possibilities of getting a pension from the government for painting, to all the people who want to paint, all the Sunday painters will seize a brush. That is impos…"

"You can't help getting old, but you can help becoming old."

"Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working."

"I am as curious about color as one would be visiting a new country, because I have never concentrated so closely on color expression. Up to now I have waited at the gates of the temple."