America is the civilization of people engaged in transforming themselves. In the past, the stars of the performance were the pioneer and the immigrant. Today, it is youth and the Black.

American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.

The purpose of education is to keep a culture from being drowned in senseless repetitions, each of which claims to offer a new insight.

An artist is a person who has invented an artist.

Only conservatives believe that subversion is still being carried on in the arts and that society is being shaken by it.

The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.

Form, color, composition, drawing, are auxiliaries, any one of which... can be dispensed with.

Kitsch is art that follows established rules in a time when all rules in art are put into question by each artist.

Today, each artist must undertake to invent himself, a lifelong act of creation that constitutes the essential content of the artist's work.

The values to which the conservative appeals are inevitably caricatured by the individuals designated to put them into practice.

Art has arrived at the paradox that tradition itself requires the occurrence of radical attacks on tradition.

Know this: whenever you think of leaving, a part of you has already left. But it’s never too late to get it back.

If I had to describe my work in one word, that word would be time.

The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.

To generate great power you must first totally relax and gather your strength, and then concentrate your mind and all your strength on hitting your target.

When you have a clear vision of your goal, it's easier to take the first step toward it.

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.

It is strange, how quickly people want to obligate their poets, as it were, on the exile.

Every day on Earth is another chance to get it right.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

My beautiful wife is dead. She meant everything to me. Her laughter, her tears and her joy will remain with me the rest of my life.