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Quote by Henri Matisse
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should nev

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. – Henri Matisse

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A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now Ive been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. – Henri Matisse

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An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. – Henri Matisse

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The whole secret to our success is being able to con ourselves into believing that were going to change the world because statistically we are unlikely to do it. – Tom Peters

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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. – W. Somerset Maugham

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No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. – Ramana Maharshi

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It is on our failures that we base a new and different and better success. – Havelock Ellis

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