Until he [man] has become fully human, until he learns to conduct himself as a member of the earth, he will continue to create gods who will destroy him. The tragedy of Greece lies not in the destruction of a great culture but in the abortion of a great vision.

Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.

For the artist to attach himself to his work, or identify himself with it, is suicidal.

We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy.

I am living at the Villa Borghese. There is not a crumb of dirt anywhere, nor a chair misplaced. We are all alone here and we are dead.

The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.

I soon found out you can't change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it.