I want to be a painter, and I want to be a poet, and I want to be a musician, and I want to be a writer, and I want to be an architect, and I want to be a philosopher, and I want to be a scientist, and I want to be a doctor, and I want to be a lawyer, and I want to be a politician, and I want to be a general, and I want to be a Pope, and I want to be God.
— Pablo Picasso Modern

Cubism, modern art

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Attributed, a highly exaggerated statement reflecting his boundless ambition. Likely anecdotal.

Date: c. 1950s

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