One is fruitful only at the cost of being rich in contradictions.

Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

I mistrust all systematizers and avoid them. the will to a system is a lack of integrity.

if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how.

One must reach out and try to grasp this astonishing finesse, that the value of lif cannot be estimated.

Is the world really beautified by the fact that man thinks it beautiful? He has humanized it, that is all.

That is an artist as I love artists, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art - panem et Circen.

All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.

We have abolished the real world: what world is left? The apparent world perhaps? . . . But no! with the real world we have also abolished the apparent world.

to have to combat one’s instincts—that is the formula for decadence: as long as life is ascending, happiness and instinct are one.

There comes a moment in history when ignorance is no longer a forgivable offense... a moment when only wisdom has the power to absolve. - Bertrand Zobrist

The contented person finds rest in death, and for the greedy person, death puts an end to his long list of desires.

Maximize that which gives you joy: friends, hobbies, religion, etc

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits.

We weren't meant to be somebody--we were meant to know Somebody

Cancer is very chaotic.

You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them as dramatic as you possibly can.

I feel like I'm waiting on something that isn't going to happen Don't complain; just work harder.

You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art.