"A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others."
"I was never capable of being an average pupil. I would either seem refractory to any teaching and give the impression of being completely dumb or I would fling myself on my work with a frenzy, a patience, and a willingness to learn that astonished everybody. But to awaken my zeal, it was necessary to offer me something I liked. Once my appetite had been whetted, I became ravenously hungry."
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Source: Diary of a Genius. Book by Salvador Dali, pp. 5-6, 1964.
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