I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.
FK
Frida KahloAs quoted in Time (April 27, 1953)
About Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter known for her self-portraits. (1907-1954)
More from Frida Kahlo
- I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.As quoted in Asà (March 17, 1945)
- They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.As quoted in Time (April 27, 1953)
- Feet, what do I need them for if I have wings to fly.Diary drawing (1953), before her leg amputation
More quotes on failure and resilience
- Never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.Winston Churchill
- We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.Winston Churchill
- Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.Winston Churchill
- I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.Nelson Mandela
- I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.Nelson Mandela
- I am fundamentally an optimist... Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.Nelson Mandela
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