The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.

If man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?

The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten.

The only domain where the divine is visible is that of art, whatever name we choose to call it.

In a world in which everything is subject to the passing of time, art alone is both subject to time and yet victorious over it.

A political leader is necessarily an imposter since he believes in solving life's problems without asking its question.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.