L. S. Lowry

"Ive a one track mind, sir. Poverty and gloom. Never a joyous picture of mine youll see.Always gloom. I never do a jolly picture."

"A street is not a street without people..the composition was incidental to the people."

"I am not an artist just someone who paints."

"I dont care tuppence for what they do in London in the art world. It doesnt matter to me. I dont think of it. All I am concerned with is doing my own thing in my own way.. as well as I can."

"An artist cant produce great art unless he has a philosophy.He cant say something unlee he has something to say."

"I dont pretend to be a gentleman, but I am entitled to paint what I see"

"I look upon human beings as automatons..because they all think they can do what they want but they cant.They are not free.No one is"

"Without knowing what it was, I had an instinctive feeling that the time had come to drop industrials (paintings) .Now I feel more strongly than ever that the figures stand on their own two feet."