I am fascinated by the idea that our civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. - Werner Herzog

Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness.

We ought to be grateful that the Universe out there knows no smile.

We comprehend... that nuclear power is a real danger for mankind, that over-crowding of the planet is the greatest danger of all. We have understood that the destruction of the environment is another enormous danger. But I truly believe that the lack of adequate imagery is a danger of the same magnitude. It is as serious a defect as being without memory. What have we done to our images? What have we done to our embarrassed landscapes? I have said this before and will repeat it again as long as I am able to talk: if we do not develop adequate images we will die out like dinosaurs.

Often he was a joy, and you know, he was one of the few people I ever learned anything from.