"The tragedy of culture is that objective culture, once created, becomes estranged from the subjective spirit that produced it."

"The essence of communication is misunderstanding."

"The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritag…"

"The value of an idea is not in its truth, but in its power to transform."

"By my existence I am nothing more than an empty place, an outline,that is reserved within being in general. Given with it, though, is the duty to fill in this empty place. That is my life."