Not one word, not one gesture of yours shall I, could I, ever forget.

All art has this characteristic-it unites people.

If once we admit, be it for a single hour or in a single instance, that there can be anything more important than compassion for a fellow human being, then there is no crime against man that we cannot commit with an easy conscience.

Art is a microscope which the artist fixes on the secrets of his soul, and shows to people these secrets which are common to all.

What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. What is important is not to make life longer, but to take your soul out of time, as every sublime act does.

In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it.

People are always happy where there is love, because their happiness in in themselves.