“What a tribute this is to art; what a misfortune this is for history. (In reference to Shakespeare's 'Richard III')”
“What? -- RICHARD M NIXON”
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”
“Art is the suitcase of history, carrying the essentials. Art is the life buoy of history. Art is seed, art is memory, art is vaccine.”
“What happy man has need of Shakespeare?”
“Even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. Modern, no less then Ancient History, supplies us with many most painful examples of what I refer to. If it were not so, indeed, History would be quite unreadable.”