Thomas Mann

There is something suspicious about music, gentlemen. I insist that she is, by her nature, equivocal. I shall not be going too far in saying at once that she is politically suspect.

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

I am convinced that the reason so many fans leave Dodger Stadium after the seventh inning is that they become bored.

I've always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I've just been dragged along by fate.