Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

I am interested in reconstructing symbols. It's about connecting with an older knowledge and trying to discover continuities in why we search for heaven.

Buying art is not understanding art.

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, you can do something with them.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images.

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.

Self education is the key to self liberation.

It’s important that young people know about the struggles we faced to get to the point we are today. Only then will they appreciate the hard-won freedom of blacks in this country.

There is something demoralizing about watching two people get more and more crazy about each other, especially when you are the only extra person in the room.

When Fortune empties her chamberpot on your head smile and say 'We are going to have a summer shower.'

He that's content hath enough.

Bureaucrats sometimes do not have the correct information, while citizens and users of resources do.

If Scott Walker sees 100,000 teachers & firefighters as his enemies, maybe it's time we take a closer look at his friends.

You can go out in a good movie and look bad as well.

All men should be required to have their marital status tattooed on their foreheads.

It's usually the stupid people that develop long illnesses. You need more than indolence and selfishness, you need endurance to make a good patient.