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 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.

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

Marriage does not exist for the benefit of the present generation but for the benefit of the next

The dream is over only when you have become complacent.

Symbols, ” Langdon said, “in no way confirm the presence of their original creators.

There are as many kinds of love as there are flowers and bugs put together but men and women and their needs are all the same.

As long as I live, I will always remember those wee children standing at the railing on that ship." - John Hanlon, the sailor

Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only I don’t exactly know what they are!

Russia perhaps is still entertaining the possibility that the moons of Mars might have access to ice or water.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

Youth is not enough. And love is not enough. And success is not enough. And, if we could achieve it, enough would not be enough.

I'm single because I move about so much that I can't really get attached.

The goal of winning is not losing two times in a row.