He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

Whoever sincerely believes that elevated and distant goals are as little use to man as a cow, that "all of our problems" come fromsuch goals, is left to eat, drink, sleep, or, when he gets sick of that, to run up to a chest and smash his forehead on its corner.

Formerly, when I would feel a desire to understand someone, or myself, I would take into consideration not actions, in which everything is relative, but wishes. Tell me what you want and I'll tell you who you are.

Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.

Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.

It is always "Youth, youth," when there is nothing else to be said.

In my head there is a whole army of people asking to be let out and waiting for the word of command.