At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since. Salvador Dali on age
It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. Salvador Dali on alone
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali on architecture
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad. Salvador Dali on art
Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality. Salvador Dali on art
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali on art
Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation. Salvador Dali on art
We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art. Salvador Dali on art
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali on beauty
What is a television apparatus to man, who has only to shut his eyes to see the most inaccessible regions of the seen and the never seen, who has only to imagine in order to pierce through walls and cause all the planetary Baghdads of his dreams to rise from the dust. Salvador Dali on dreams
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali on experience
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it. Salvador Dali on fear
Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad. Salvador Dali on good
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. Salvador Dali on good
It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning. Salvador Dali on good
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. Salvador Dali on great
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Salvador Dali on intelligence
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents. Salvador Dali on jealousy
Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory. Salvador Dali on money
Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali on morning