The two luckiest things that can happen to a contemporary painter are, first, to be Spanish and, second, to be named Salvador Dali. Both have happened to me.

Salvador Dalí

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Topic

Delusions of grandeur Self-satisfaction

Speaker

Salvador Dalí

Source

Life Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Statement Type

Boast

Language

English

Time

1945 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Spain Europe

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Citation

Dali, Salvador. "Dali." Interviewed by Winthrop Sargeant. Life, September 24, 1945, p. 64.

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