Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Pubol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain...
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth11 May 1904
CityFigueres, Spain
progress genius mankind
Geniuses must never die, the progress of mankind depends on us
clever flower men
The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.
perfection
Do not be afraid of perfection - you will never attain it.
confusion important anarchy
What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it.
girl creativity boys
You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity. You know, Dali spent two months in jail in Spain, and these two months were the most enjoyable and happy in my life. Before my jail period, I was always nervous, anxious. I didn't know if I should make a drawing, or perhaps make a poem, or go to the movies or the theatre, or catch a girl, or play with the boys. The people put me in jail, and my life became divine. Tremendous!
teaching average giving
I was never capable of being an average pupil. I would either seem refractory to any teaching and give the impression of being completely dumb or I would fling myself on my work with a frenzy, a patience, and a willingness to learn that astonished everybody. But to awaken my zeal, it was necessary to offer me something I liked. Once my appetite had been whetted, I became ravenously hungry.
art doe looks
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
knowing way looks
Knowing how to look is a way of inventing.
art serious knows
It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself.
success jealousy artist
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
funny witty work
At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.
interesting provoking
To be interesting, one has to provoke.
life beautiful art
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
wine secret plus
Qui sait déguster ne boit plus jamais de vin, mais goûte des secrets