Wisdom Sayings

I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney, Nike, Google.

I'm not a feminist. I'm a humanist.

People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.

I am a member of the bourgeoisie and feel myself to be such, and I have been brought up in their opinions and ideals.

I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.

I have always been afraid of being a woman.

I don't use the accident. I deny the accident.

I'm not a real person. I'm a legend.

Decolonization is always a violent phenomenon.

The Orient was not (and is not) a free subject of thought or action.

I’m not a hero. I’m a normal person. I’m just trying to make sense of my life and the society I live in.

My voice is an instrument. It's not a beautiful voice, but it has something to say.

If you have a choice between reading Hegel and being hit by a bus, read Hegel. It will be less painful and more useful in the long run.

I can only compose if I am in a state of frantic excitement. My nerves must be in a state of tension, of feverish agitation.

I am and always will be a peasant from Roncole.

I prefer the company of dogs to that of men.

The greatest joy for me is to work. I have no other pleasure.

The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.

I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I have for life and the way I express it.