No reasonable man, much less a Christian, can or should take part in the efforts of Communists and Socialists

Grace is not something for which I must look in my heart. It is in the heart of God.

Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you.

We are not here for the sake of possessions, or of power. Or of happiness, but we are here to transfigure the divine out of human spirit.

A man must be strong enough to mold the peculiarity of his imperfections into the perfection of his peculiarities.

A person is either a Christian or not; there is no in between state

I do feel ashamed of having participated to the slightest even as a tool in those dark days. But I was obliged to serve the state to which I had taken an oath. It was a tragic fate.

Knowledge is the death of research.

Three hundred men, each of whom knows all the other, govern the fate of the European continent, and they elect their successors from their entourage.

I can spot a musical type. I can tell by looking at a woman whether she is a contralto or a soprano.

Those Russians. They did worse things when they entered Pomerania than we ever did in Russia.

You were the only blessing I think, I didn't deserve at first place.

Love must become the essence of our being

I have a huge ego - I know that. Do I worry about it? No, I think its cool. I have a lot of fun.

I come from a generation where you put the art out and had the luxury to sit back and watch the world deconstruct it, and that was valued. Unfortunately now the work lives in a weird context.

Trust, practice, and then release yourself into the goodness of Existence and your life will prove that what you believe, you see.

I come up short when I create music I don't like. The goal isn't to get into it to be famous; the goal is to perfect your craft and create your own sound.

However, I think anything is better than high intellectual pressure. That is the most unbecoming thing there is. It makes the noses of the young girls so particularly large.

To choose the path is to choose the destination, but sometimes it seems that the path is under our feet even before we know we're walking.

Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.

One time a reporter asked me what my worst quality was. I looked him in the eyes then punched him in the face. I kind of felt bad about it later, but he didn't need to be rude.