Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts.

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics.

Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.

Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished.

For some time its been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.

Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.