Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.

Who does Not Know the Truth, is simply a Fool... Yet who Knows the Truth and Calls it a Lie, is a Criminal.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. ... In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.

A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.

You can make a fresh start with your final breath.