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Salvador Dali Quotes

Biography: Salvador Dalí is known for his surrealist paintings characterized by ... more Biography: Salvador Dalí is known for his surrealist paintings characterized by dreamlike scenes and bizarre images. Born in Figueres, Spain, on May 11, 1904, he became one of the most famous and eccentric artists of the 20th century. Dalí’s most iconic work, "The Persistence of Memory," features melting clocks. less

"Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision."

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"Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad."

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"The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret."

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"They laughed at Einstein. They laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown."

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"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings."

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"When we are asleep in this world, we are awake in another."

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"So little of what could happen does happen."

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"Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing."

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"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them."

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"I am not strange. I am just not normal."

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"There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction."

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"The sole difference between myself and a madman is the fact that I am not mad!"

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"A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others."

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"Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy —the joy of being Salvador Dalí— and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today?"

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