Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself. Self-transformation and the transformation of others have constituted the radical interest of our century, whether in painting, psychiatry, or political action.

Loiter in the neighborhood of a problem. After a while a solution strolls by.

American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.

The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice.

The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.

No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating.

The differences between revolution in art and revolution in politics are enormous. Revolution in art lies not in the will to destroy but in the revelation of what has already been destroyed. Art kills only the dead.