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Auguste Rodin2 quotes
The artist must have the patience of water that eats away the rock drop by drop. — Auguste RodinI obey Nature, and never do I dare give orders to it. My only ambition is servile fidelity to it. — Auguste Rodin · 1910Bridget Riley1 quote
My work is completed by the viewer. — Bridget Riley · 2008Chuck Close1 quote
Inspiration is for amateurs-the rest of us just show up and get to work. — Chuck CloseJackson Pollock1 quote
The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. — Jackson Pollock · 1948Robert Rauschenberg1 quote
A good collaboration produces universal thinking. — Robert Rauschenberg · 1987Salvador Dali1 quote
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. — Salvador Dali · 1965Yoko Ono1 quote
Don't get rid of negative emotion, but just use it... Like the salt in your food. — Yoko Ono · 2016