"Governments, after all, do not last forever. Even those so frightened of the truth that they get rid of anyone who speaks it."

"When you get right down to it, what we all need is a place to go... A place where we can escape the noise of our lives and just relax."

"To the accountants, a true work of art is an investment that hangs on the wall."

"The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius is limited."

"The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing."

"As for everything else, so for mathematical theory: beauty can be perceived but not explained."

"Since Cleopatra died, I have liv'd in such dishonour that the gods Detest my baseness."

"There was never a genius without a tincture of madness."

"Life's truest happiness is found in friendships we make along the way."

"We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art."

"We have no dreams at all or interesting ones. We should learn to be awake the same way - not at all or in an interesting manner."

"A wise man is never to sure of what he knows to be true."