When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll be the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and draughtsman who created some of the most well-known pieces of art such as Guernica and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. He was born to a poor family and was forced to leave school at an early age. Instead of following his dream, he became a painter and wound up as Picasso. The quote is saying that it doesn’t matter what you do but what you become.

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