The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.
The truth about a man lies first and foremost in what he hides.
To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.
In art, we are the first heirs of all the earth. . . . Accidents impair and Time transforms, but it is we who choose.
Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.
The true painter strives to paint what can only be seen through his world.