Quote by Pablo Picasso

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in h

Summary

This quote suggests that the events and encounters that take place throughout history are not mere accidents or coincidences, but rather meaningful and purposeful interactions. It implies that everything happens for a reason and emphasizes the significance of these encounters in shaping the course of history. By rejecting the notion of accidents, it promotes the idea that every event is interconnected and has some kind of intention or purpose behind it.

Topics

History

By Pablo Picasso

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Myth does not set out to give lessons in natural science any

Myth does not set out to give lessons in natural science any more than in morals or sociology.

FranÃ§ois-Bernard MÃ¢che

Science

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn't have to go so fast.

I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almos

I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It's a really specific thing. We stuck to it, it turned out good and a lot of people liked it.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Cool

It is not the language but the speaker that we want to under

It is not the language but the speaker that we want to understand.

Veda Upanishads

The Myth of Male Power dealt much more with the political is

The Myth of Male Power dealt much more with the political issues, the legal issues, sexual harassment, date rape, women who kill, and those issues were very much more interfaced with the agendas of feminism.

Legal

What if it turns out that a life isn't defined by who you be

What if it turns out that a life isn't defined by who you belong to, or where you came from, by what you wished for or whom you've lost, but instead by the moments you spend getting from each of these places to the next?

Life Places

Listening: A wise old owl sat in an oak. The longer he sat,

Listening: A wise old owl sat in an oak. The longer he sat, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can't we be like that wise old bird?

I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this

I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood.

John Mason Brown

Revolution

There can be no progress without head-on confrontation.

There can be no progress without head-on confrontation.

Christopher Hitchens

Progress Argument Confrontation

Reason, progress, unselfishness, a wide historical perspecti

Reason, progress, unselfishness, a wide historical perspective, expansiveness, generosity, enlightened self-interest. I had heard it all my life, and it filled me with despair.

Philosophy

Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed i

Why should we fear; and what? The laws? They all are armed in virtue's cause; And aiming at the self-same end, Satire is always virtue's friend.

Charles Churchill, Ghost (bk. II

Satire

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I

Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice; say that I was a drum major for peace; I was a drum major for righteousness. I want to leave a committed life behind.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Peace Right Justice