256 Quotes by Henri Matisse

I do not repudiate any of my paintings but there isn’t one of them that I would not redo differently, if I had it to redo. My destination is always the same but I work out a different route to get there.

I don’t know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I’m some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

Purer colors have in themselves, independently of the objects they serve to express, a significant action on the feelings of those who look at them.

Remember, a line cannot exist alone; it always brings a companion along. Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.