Nothing is more powerful than individuals acting out of their own conscience.

Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.

I think theatre should always be somewhat suspect.

Courage means going against majority opinion in the name of the truth.

Truth is not merely what we are thinking, but also why, to whom and under what circumstances we say it.

Man is in fact nailed down - like Christ on the Cross - to a grid of paradoxes. He balances between the torment of not knowing his mission and the joy of carrying it out, between nothingness and meaningfulness. And like Christ, he is in fact victorious by virtue of his defeats.

It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.