"The only way to overcome a problem is to embrace it."

"A German officer visited Picasso in his Paris studio during the Second World War. On the table was a photo of Guernica. 'Did you do this?' asked the German. 'No,' replied Picasso, 'you did.'"

"The most dangerous thing is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."

"If we only change reality in order to realise our dreams, and do not change these dreams themselves, sooner or later we regress back to the old reality."

"I am a communist. I am not ashamed. I am proud."