The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has shown itself reliable, and I have never regretted having chosen it.

The most beautiful experience in the world is the experience of the mysterious.

The ability to portray people in still life and in motion requires the highest measure of intuition and talent.

Anti-Semitism is nothing but the antagonistic attitude produced in the non-Jew by the Jewish group. This is a normal social reaction. The Jewish group has thrived on oppression and on the antagonism it has forever met in the world... the root cause is their use of enemies they create in order to keep solidarity.

Our entire much-praised technological progress, and civilization generally, could be compared to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth.

How can he possibly be humble? He hasn't done anything yet.