The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.

To me it's still a greater miracle when a fly flies than when a human being undertakes to do so.

The real end of the world is the destruction of the spirit; the other kind depends on the insignificant attempt to see whether after such a destruction the world can go on.

The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt.

Satire that the censor understands is rightly censored.

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence.

An artist should make concessions to the listener. That is why Bruckner dedicated one of his symphonies to the Good Lord.