It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

— Pablo Picasso

It takes a long time to become young.

— Pablo Picasso

It takes a very long time to become young.

— Pablo Picasso

It took me a lifetime.

— Pablo Picasso

I want to live like a poor man with lots of money.

— Pablo Picasso

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.

— Pablo Picasso

Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

— Pablo Picasso

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.

— Pablo Picasso

My mother said to me "If you become a soldier you'll be a general if you become a monk you'll end up as the pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

— Pablo Picasso

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.

— Pablo Picasso