We cannot even reproduce our thoughts entirely in words.

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.

Faith is the mightiest force that man has at his command. It impels human beings to greatness in thought and word and deed.

A real work of art destroys, in the consciousness of the receiver, the separation between himself and the artist.

Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man.

Art is the uniting of the subjective with the objective, of nature with reason, of the unconscious with the conscious, and therefore art is the highest means of knowledge.