We are surrounded by curtains. We only perceive the world behind a curtain of semblance. At the same time, an object needs to be covered in order to be recognized at all.

We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.

Too often we tend to reduce what is strange to what is familiar. I intend to restore the familiar to the strange.

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been.

Each thing we see hides something else we want to see.

People who look for symbolic meaning fail to grasp the inherent poetry and mystery of the images.

Nothing is confused except the mind.

Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.

If one looks at a thing with the intention of trying to discover what it means, one ends up no longer seeing the thing itself, but of thinking of the question that is raised.

The purpose of art is mystery.

Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see, but it is impossible. Humans hide their secrets too well.

Every time you come to the limit of what is demanded of you, you are faced with the same problem-to be yourself!

If there's a better definition of love than mutual benevolent insanity, I haven't heard it.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.

You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you.

Arizona has a very, very special place in my heart. I love people of Arizona.

If you want to be free, just start doing what God wants you to do, one step at a time, and you'll eventually walk out of your messes.

I mean, who wants to live waking up... at least I don't want to live waking up everyday about revenge.

What you really want to do in investments is figure out what's important and knowable. If it's unimportant or unknowable you forget about it.

It takes energy, mental toughness and spiritual reinforcement to successfully deal with life's opportunities, and to reach your objectives.