"I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents." ― Pablo Picasso Topic(s): History More From Pablo Picasso "Good artists copy, great artists steal." "Love is the greatest refreshment in life." "Every positive value has its price in negative terms… the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima." More In History "Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall."― Paul Harris "Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history."― John Moody "History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside."― John F. Kennedy