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I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation.

The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor’s mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.

There are no moral phenomena at all, but only a moral interpretation of phenomena.

All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.