The art establishment has turned away from the old curriculum which puts beauty and craft at the top of the agenda.

Art once made a cult of beauty. Now we have a cult of ugliness instead. This has made art into an elaborate joke, one which by now has ceased to be funny.

There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last

Modernism in architecture went hand in hand with socialist and fascist projects to rid old Europe of its hierarchical past

A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.

Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.

The culture of a civilization is the art and literature through which it rises to consciousness of itself and defines its vision of the world.

Art and music shine a light of meaning on ordinary life, and through them we are able to confront the things that trouble us and to find consolation and peace in their presence.

It is not enough to be nice; you have to be good. We are attracted by nice people; but only on the assumption that their niceness is a sign of goodness.

In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel.

There are no chords in modernist architecture, only lines - lines that may come to an end, but that achieve no closure

Much of what was said did not matter, and that much of what mattered could not be said.

All the thoughts that drive you are created in a spaceless and timeless medium. Connect to your innerself now!

If you aren't outraged, then you just aren't paying attention

An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.

With someone who holds nothing but trumps, it is impossible to play cards.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

When I got my commission, other land surveyors told me to ask for advice from my peers when I was struggling with something.

Jon Deitemyer is the drummer everyone wants right now.

Great doubt will eventually lead to great awakening.

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