98 result(s) for Frida Kahlo Quotes.
"I am my own muse, the subject I know best."
"I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality."
"Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic."
"I don’t give a damn about my reputation. You can write whatever you want."
"I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damn things learned to swim."
"My painting carries with it the message of pain."
"My painting is self-portrait. I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."
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"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too. Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it's true I'm here, and I'm just as strange as you."
"They are so damn ‘intellectual’ and rotten that I can’t stand them anymore…I [would] rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas, than have anything to do with those ‘artistic’ bitches of Paris."
"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone because I am the person I know best."
"I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint."
"I am my own muse."
"I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you."
"I am my own muse. The subject I know best."
"They are so damn 'intellectual' and rotten that I can't stand them anymore. I would rather sit on the floor in the market of Toluca and sell tortillas than have anything to do with those 'artistic' bitches of Paris."
"I don't give a shit what the world thinks. I was born a bitch, I was born a painter, I was born fucked. But I was happy in my way. You did not understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure, I am essence, I am an idiot, I am an alcoholic, I am tenacious. I am; simply I am..."
"I never loved another person the way I loved myself."
"They thought I was a surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I paint my own reality."
"I hope the exit is joyful, and I hope never to return."
"Pain, pleasure, and death are no more than a process for existence. The revolutionary struggle in this process is a doorway open to intelligence."
"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint."
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"I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim."
"I never cried. And I bit my tongue and bore the pain."
"I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling."
"I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait."
"I am my best work. I will not rest until I know that I have done all I could for my family."
"I used to think I was the strangest person in the world, but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same ways I do. I would imagine her, and imagine that she must be out there thinking of me too."
"I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best."
"I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint."
"I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better."
"I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
"I was born a bitch. I was born a painter."
"I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."
"Strange like me. My sickness is from growing flowers in the wrong places."
"I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better."
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"I only want three things: to see you, hug you, and kiss you."
"I think that little by little I'll be able to solve my problems and survive."
"Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly?"
"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better."
"I hope the exit is joyful and I hope never to return."
"I don't paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality."
"I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality."
"At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can."
"I drank to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim."
"I am happy to be alive, as long as I can paint."
"Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light."
"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best."
"I never knew I was a painter until I painted my first painting."
"I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me."
"Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away."
"I love you more than my own skin."
"I paint flowers so they will not die."
"Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change."
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality."
"I don't give a shit what the world thinks. I was born a bitch, I was born a painter, I was born fucked. But I was happy in my way. You did not understand what I am. I am love. I am pleasure. I am essence. I am an idiot. I am an alcoholic. I am 10% man. I am 90% animal. And the animal is very happy."
"I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better."
"I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration."
"I hope the exit is joyful. And I hope never to return."
"I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim."
"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone. Because I am the person I know best."
"I hope the leaving is joyful; and I hope never to return."
"Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything flies and goes away."
"I suffered two grave accidents in my life, one in which a streetcar knocked me down... The other accident is Diego."
"I just want to be myself."
"To be a poet is to think about love but to be a painter is to be filled with love."
"I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art."
"I paint my own reality."
"They are all my children. I must be ready to see them all go."
"I am a woman who kind of likes to be wild."
"One day I will be good enough."
"I think that little by little I’ll be able to solve my problems and survive."
"I want to be a part of your life."
"The most important part of the body is the brain. Of the stomach, it is the heart."
"Love is an intense experience."
"I cannot imagine a life without work."
"The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to."
"To love is to act."
"There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a person you love smiling."
"I have a good relationship with myself and I feel happy."
"You deserve to be happy."
"I wanted to leave you something, something better than words or thoughts."
"To me, the amputation of my leg is a metaphor of my life."
"I have suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar knocked me down... The other accident is Diego."
"I wish I could throw away this life and go to another."
"The most important part of the body is the brain. Of the brain, the most important part is the part that thinks."
"I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to."
"I am a woman who thinks and feels deep emotions."
"There is nothing more beautiful than a woman who is unafraid to be herself."
"When I die, I want your hands on my eyes. I want the earth to be covered with my blood."
"I never painted my dreams. I painted my own reality."
"To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival."
"I am my own revolution."
"What would be the point of having to hold back my feelings?"
"You can never leave me, I will always be with you."
"Love is the only thing that can fill the void in my heart."
"I am often asked how I can be so happy when I have suffered so much. The answer is simple: because I choose to be happy."
"I enveloped myself in the glow of my own being and fell in love with myself."
"I am not a trophy for you to display."
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