To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no, even if saying no means death.

The object of art is to give life shape.

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way.

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books - but it is terrible when one has to live it.

There will always be a lost dog somewhere that will keep me from being happy.

Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is.