Quotes from Diego Rivera, My Art, My Life

As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see.

I knew how one climbing the mountain of worldly success can slip down into the river below without being conscious of the descent till he is already drowning.

Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.