The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense.

More Quotes By Pablo Picasso

• Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness.
• Art is an instrument in the war against the enemy.
• No, painting is not interior decoration. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the...
• Painting is not made to decorate apartments. It’s an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).
• The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?
• Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when I am alone with myself, I...
• If you know exactly what you’re going to do, what’s the good in doing it?
• Unless your work gives you trouble, it is no good.
• If it’s good, it’s mine. If it’s bad, it’s a fake.
• The goal I proposed myself in making cubism? To paint and nothing more… with a method linked only...
• Painting isn’t a question of sensibility; it’s a matter of seizing the power, taking over from nature, not...
• Good artists copy, great artists steal.
• Good designers copy; great designers steal.
• It’s a poor artist who borrows–a good artist steals.
• Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.