Sanity is only that which is within the frame of reference of conventional thought.

I see socialism in the direction, of management, of enterprise, by all who work in the enterprise.

It is a tragedy that most of us die before we have begun to live.

Modern man, if he dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the biggest department store in the world, showing new things and gadgets, and himself having plenty of money with which to buy them.

The fact that millions of people share the same vices does not make these vices virtues, the fact that they share so many errors does not make the errors to be truths, and the fact that millions of people share the same form of mental pathology does not make these people sane.

The average American has separated his private life from his existence as a member of his society, and leaves that to the specialists in the government to take care of.

All great art is by its very essence in conflict with the society with which it exists. It expresses the truth about the existence regardless of whether this truth serves or hinders the survival purpose of a given society. All great art is revolutionary because it touches upon the reality of man and questions the reality of the various transitory forms of human society.