Every master knows that the material teaches the artist.

It’s as much a writer’s concern, who is responsible to his readers for all the books written before him as well as those which will be written after him.

Kill the Germans, wherever you find them! Every German is our moral enemy. Have no mercy on women, children, or the aged! Kill every German - wipe them out!

We shall kill. If you have not killed at least one German a day, you have wasted that day... Do not count days; do not count miles. Count only the number of Germans you have killed.

You could cover the whole earth with asphalt, but sooner or later green grass would break through.

There is nothing more wonderful than freedom of speech.

Unfortunately, young Russian artists are in a difficult position today. Painting, like all other arts, rests on a continuity of experience. More than anything, young painters and sculptors need to know the works of their immediate elders. Such a continuity does not exist here to a sufficient degree in the visual arts.