Art Is Like Ham-it Nourishes People.

Only The Work Of Art Itself Can Raise The Standard Of Taste.

All Art Is Propaganda. ... The Only Difference Is The Kind Of Propaganda. Since Art Is Essential For Human Life, It Can't Just Belong To The Few. Art Is The Universal Language, And It Belongs To All Mankind. All Painters Have Been Propagandists Or Else They Have Not Been Painters. ... Every Artist Who Has Been Worth Anything In Art Has Been Such A Propagandist. ... Every Strong Artist Has Been A Propagandist. I Want To Be A Propagandist And I Want To Be Nothing Else. ... I Want To Use My Art As A Weapon.

The Artist Must Try To Raise The Level Of Taste Of The Masses, Not Debase Himself To The Level Of Unformed And Impoverished Taste.

I've Never Believed In God, But I Believe In Picasso.

As An Artist I Have Always Tried To Be Faithful To My Vision Of Life, And I Have Frequently Been In Conflict With Those Who Wanted Me To Paint Not What I Saw But What They Wished Me To See.