Picasso quote

Johnnie Moore

Johnnie Moore

I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Picasso:

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Hat tip: Dave Snowden

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