The young need old men. They need men who are not ashamed of age, not pathetic imitations of themselves. ... Parents are the bones on which children sharpen their teeth.

I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins.

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.

Life is unfair but remember sometimes it is unfair in your favour.

A diplomat these days is nothing but a head waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

Robert Vavra is one of these artists, part magician, part alchemist, who is able to create a series of photographs in unforgettable compositions. Only visible are the dunes, the blinding fields of flowers and the vast sky, the epic intimacy of Robert Vavra's vision.

The stupidity of a stupid man is mercifully intimate and reticient, while the stupidity of an intellectual is cried from the rooftops.