Time does us violence; it is the only violence.

War, which perpetuates itself under the form of preparation for war, has once and for all given the State an important role in production.

Contradiction itself, far from always being a criterion of error, is sometimes a sign of truth.

In order to obey God, one must receive his commands. How did it happen that I received them in adolescence, while I was professing atheism? To believe that the desire for good is always fulfilled - that is faith, and whoever has it is not an atheist.

War is the supreme form of prestige.

I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.