Erik Satie does not say the opposite of Debussy; he says the same thing only the other way round.

A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.

To be ready to fail is to be prepared for success.

Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.

Sensuality without love is a sin; love without sensuality is worse than a sin.

Effort and result are never simultaneous. In art, only the result counts.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

It may be impossible to have a revolution without crimes but that does not make revolution a crime.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer.

Who learns most from a good book is the author.

It takes a very great intelligence to breathe logical meaning into meaningless ideas.

I say if you're not obsessing about something, you might not be into it quite enough.

Every time I start a picture ... I feel the same fear, the same self-doubts . . . and I have only one source on which I can draw, because it comes from within me.

He said, "I am a man," and that meant certain things to Juana. It meant that he was half insane and half god.

Hardly you can see someone on the streets of truth.

What thou seest, speak of with caution.

Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.

The certain way to victory...lies in making everything on Imperial soil contribute to the war effort...combining the total material and spiritual strength of the nation...