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

In the course of history, all empires have been created with premeditation, by an effort often sustained over several generations. Every power has been Roman to a degree. The United States is the first nation to become the most powerful in the world without having sought to be so. Its exceptional energy and organization have never been oriented toward conquest.

In the realm of human destiny, the depth of man's questionings is more important than his answers.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

One cannot create an art that speaks to men when one has nothing to say.

The next century's task will be to rediscover its gods.

The world of art is not a world of immortality but of metamorphosis.