The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

Take what you need, do what you should, you will get what you want.

Everything that is possible demands to exist.

Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future.

Every mind has a horizon in respect to its present intellectual capacity but not in respect to its future intellectual capacity.

To love is to be delighted by the happiness of someone, or to experience pleasure upon the happiness of another. I define this as true love.

The greatness of a life can only be estimated by the multitude of its actions. We should not count the years, it is our actions which constitute our life.

Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting.

Imaginary numbers are a fine and wonderful refuge of the divine spirit almost an amphibian between being and non-being.

We may say, that not only the soul (the mirror of an indestructible universe) is indestructible, but also the animal itself is, although its mechanism is frequently destroyed in parts.

The words 'Here you can find perfect peace' can be written only over the gates of a cemetery.

We are all migrants through time.

No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog.

In order not to cut out a large part of one's private life, the creative work should not swallow up every other form of self-expression. But that is the most complicated thing.

The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity.

Our pictures are our footprints. It’s the best way to tell people we were here.

Retirement: a brand new beginning! How wonderful!

How will I be remembered? As a technician or artist? As a humorist or a visionary?

Why be second best at anything?

Inspiration can be found in a pile of junk. Sometimes, you can put it together with a good imagination and invent something.

Our judges are as honest as other men and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for party, for power, and the privilege of their corps.