An artist simply cannot trust any public emblem of merit.

It’s a very new, not to mention vulgar, idea that the spectator’s experience should be identical to, or even have anything to do with, the artist’s

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

When Hate takes center stage you know you're watching the wrong show

A nation discovers its truest dignity when it cherishes the dignity of those from whom it has not heard for a very long time.

Advice from friends is like the weather. Some of it is good; some of it is bad.

I blush to think of her beholding my work," Verl confessed. So do we," Newel assured him.

Wir mussen wissen. Wir werden wissen. We must know. We will know. Inscribed on his tomb in Gilttingen.

It is the nature of Islam to dominate, not to be dominated, to impose its law on all nations and to extend its power to the entire planet.

I don't care about wealth. What seems to be upsetting is institutionalizing the advantages that wealth gives you.

I have some girls who I look back on and I think, 'Wow, they were really horrible to me.' I would love an apology from a few girls, but whatever. I'm not holding any grudges. I'm over it.

You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen walking this earth. You have no clue of how beautiful you are or how brightly you shine.