Sigmar Polke Quotes

It is said that the night brings counsel, but it is not said that the counsel is necessarily good.

Become a beacon of enhancement, and then, when the night is gray, all of the boats will move towards you, bringing their bountiful riches.

If you see the lion’s fangs showing, do not think the lion is smiling.

And so he who looks down at his feet will not know the truth, but he who discerns by the sun which way to go.

My friend, you should blow out your candle in order to find your way more clearly.

Light knows when you're looking at it.

Death is the dark backing a mirror needs if we are to see anything

I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it.

Look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

For human words are like shadows, and shadows are incapable of explaining light and between shadow and light there is the opaque body from which words are born.

Those engaged in directing the actions of others are always in danger of overlooking the importance of the sequential development of those they direct.

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.

But when we are following the light, even its extinction is a guide.

All great ideas should be followed by an exclamation mark - a warning signal similar to the skull and crossbones drawn on high-voltage transformers.

You will never be able to hit a target that you cannot see.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

The people may be put into the way they should go, though they may not be put into the way of understanding it.

If you do not possess the staff of caution and discrimination, use the eyes of him who sees. If there is no staff of caution and discrimination, do not wander on the road without a guide.

Female, I give you fair warning: you are playing with fire" - Tegan to Elise (Midnight Awakening

In the dark, all cats are black.

Colors are the deeds/ and sufferings of light.

Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.

A lighthouse doesn't save the ships; it doesn't go out and rescue them, it's just this pillar that helps to guide people home.

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.