Civilized society is one huge bourgeoisie: no nobleman dares now shock his greengrocer.

I hate performers who debase great works of art; I long for their annihilation.

No diet will remove all the fat from your body because the brain is entirely fat. Without a brain, you might look good, but all you could do is run for public office.

When it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones.

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.

A man's own self is the last person to believe in him, and is harder to cheat than the rest of the world.

The real moment of success is not the moment apparent to the crowd.