With long skirts, you can really buff. People open doors for you and everything. – Niki de St. Phalle
It’s my destiny to make a place where people can come and be happy: a garden of joy. – Niki de St. Phalle
I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation and some of the biggest. – Niki de St. Phalle
AIDS is a complex situation that’s sure to bring out the best and the worst in people. – Niki de St. Phalle
Father’s ideals became part of me and still are today. His reserve, deeply rooted liberal views, his provocative humour, his passion for work and love of risk are also mine. – Niki de St. Phalle
The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS. – Niki de St. Phalle
Most people don’t see the edginess in my work. They think it’s all fantasy and whimsy. – Niki de St. Phalle
