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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 end up as the Pope.' Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
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"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 end up as the Pope.' Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso."
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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 end up as the Pope.' Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. — Pablo Picasso

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Pablo Picasso was a Artist from Spain (1881–1973).

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Who said "When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a…"?
This quote is attributed to Pablo Picasso, a Artist from Spain.
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Pablo Picasso lived from 1881 – 1973.
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