All young women begin by believing they can change and reform the men they marry. They can't.

The fact that we can become accustomed to anything, however disgusting at first, makes it necessary to examine carefully everything we have become accustomed to.

God made the world as an artist and that is why the world must learn from its artists.

After studying the Hungarian language for years, I can confidently conclude that had Hungarian been my mother tongue, it would have been more precious. Simply because through this extraordinary, ancient and powerful language it is possible to precisely describe the tiniest differences and the most secretive tremors of emotions.

The cinema is going to form the mind of England. The national conscience, the national ideals and tests of conduct, will be those of the film.

I really don't think I could consent to go to Heaven if I thought there were no animals there.

Even under the most perfect Social Democracy we should, without Communism, still be living like hogs, except that each hog would get his fair share of grub.... Whilst we are hogs, let us at least be well-fed, healthy, reciprocally useful hogs, instead of--well, instead of the sort we are at present.