It's a great advantage to be able to play people off against each other, isn't it? You go to Christie's and get a quote on something. And then you go to Phillips' and you tell them what Christie's has given you. I like auctions for artists.

Experience is a great advantage. The problem is that when you get the experience, you're too damned old to do anything about it.

It is a great advantage for a system of philosophy to be substantially true.

A bad neighbor is as great a calamity as a good one is a great advantage.

'Painting like a child' isn't a negative for me... it's something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some of Picasso's drawings is precisely what makes them so masterful and extraordinary; the ability to express complete visions, feelings and portraits through a continuous line.

That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings.