"There is no such thing as talent. What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous work in the right way."
"Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems."
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Source: On being asked about the meaning of a painting by a dealer. Quoted by Andrea Bennett in the NewYork Times Book Review, 15 Sep 1991.
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