Chanel, General De Gaulle and Picasso are the three most important figures of our time.
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André Malraux, as quoted in Paris, Paris : Journey Into the City of Light? (2005) by David Downie, p. 87Coco Chanel
At that time I was very friendly with Picasso. Our temperaments were very different, but we had the same idea. Later on it became clear, Picasso is Spanish and I am French; as everyone knows that mean a lot of differences, but during those days the differences did not count.. ..We were living in Montmarte, we used to meet every day, we used to talk.. ..In those years Picasso and I said things to each other that nobody will ever say again, that nobody could say any more.. ..It was rather like a pair of climbers roped together.
Georges Braque
When we were so friendly with Picasso, there was a time when we had difficulty in recognizing our own pictures. Later, when the revelation went deeper, differences appeared. Revelation is the one thing that cannot be taken from you. But before the revelation took place, there was still a marked intention of carrying painting in a direction that could re-establish the bond between Picasso and ourselves.
Georges Braque
If we had never met Picasso, would Cubism have been what it is? I think not. The meeting with Picasso was a circumstance in our lives.
Georges Braque
"Nothing," wrote General de Gaulle, "strengthens authority so much as silence." Speech dilutes thought; it allows one's courage to leak away - in short, it dissipates the concentration that is required.
Andre Maurois
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