Democracy and socialism are means to an end, not the end itself.

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

The light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere.

It is not the model who must inspire the artist, but the artist who must bring the model to life.

-- Camille Claudel

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The brush must move with the mind, not the hand.

-- Sesshū Tōyō

I yield to none.

-- Erasmus

It must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

-- Harry S. Truman

Even if I had to choose between Yugoslavia and Communism, I would choose Yugoslavia.

-- Josip Broz Tito