Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

Victory is the beautiful, bright-colored flower. Transport is the stem without which it could never have blossomed.

It is a good thing to stand away from the canvas from time to time and take a full view of the picture.

I never worry about action, but only inaction.

It is never possible to guarantee success, it is only possible to deserve it.

There are plenty of good ideas, if only they can be backed with the power of action.

Hence we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but heroes fight like Greeks.