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Quote by Henri Matisse
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her r

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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Derive happiness in oneself from a good days work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. – Henri Matisse

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Happiness
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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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power
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It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color – not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression. – Henri Matisse

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design
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Other Quotes from
Nature
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Custom is second nature. – Augustine of Hippo

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Nature

I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods. Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. – Wendell Berry

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Nature

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. – Carl Sagan

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Nature

If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand. – Buddha

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Nature

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My whole heart for my whole life. – French saying used on poesy rings

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When you are through changing, you are through. – Bruce Barton

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Death is inevitable, but Life – thats the tricky bit where things happen. – Simon Travaglia

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I just dont get death at all. Yes, its there. But I dont get it. – Manolo Blahnik

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