"With regard to life, modern painting is a revolutionary activityâ€¦We need it in order to transform the world into a more humane place where mankind can live in libertyâ€¦We must accept these things with passion. It means that we must live imaginatively."

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Source : Lowery Stokes Sims, Wifredo Lam (2002). “Wifredo Lam and the International Avant-Garde, 1923-1982”

Wifredo Lam

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“The Renaissanceâ€¦ was based on a new idea of the importance of the individual. But this was a fragile foundation, because individuals depended on constant applause and admiration to sustain them. There is a shortage of applause in the world, and there is not enough respect to go around.”
“Before me now there is only one real fact -- Death. The truth I have been seeking -- this truth is Death. Yet Death is also a seeker. Forever seeking me. So -- we have met at last. And I am prepared. I am at peace. Because I will conquer death with death.”
“Respect is a kind of magic too, you know.”
“We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.”
“For every human illness, somewhere in the world there exists a plant which is the cure.”
“I'd wanted to be a writer and when I came back to New York worked as a musician too, but I found my writing starting to get more and more referential to cinema.”
“When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.”
“Israel is in my heart.”

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