The primary purpose of the Museum is to help people enjoy, understand, and use the visual arts of our time.

As a movement Cubism had consistently stopped short of complete abstraction. Heretics such as Delaunay had painted pure abstractions but in so doing had deserted Cubism.

Sometimes in the history of art it is possible to describe a period or a generation of artists as having been obsessed by a particular problem.

Except for the woman, nothing interests the eye of the American man more than the automobile, or seems so important to him as an object of esthetic appreciation.

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?

Creation was not finished at the dawn of this earth, but creation continues, and we have a lot to do to make the world a better place.

Where were the calls for a no-fly zone when Israel attacked Gaza

Profound skepticism is favorable to conventions, because it doubts that the criticism of conventions is any truer than they are.

I've not lived one single day of peace in Colombia, and 90 percent of people here say the same thing. We have gotten used to living in a war - we don't even react to massacres.

The 'clean energy' challenge deserves a commitment akin to the Manhattan project or the Apollo moon landing.

Be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination, if you always strive for excellence, you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.

Don't limit your challenges - challenge your limits. Don't spread patriotism too thin.

I’m saying language is a passport. A dubious, dangerous passport too.

You have to feed your mind daily with the good, clean, pure, powerful and positive.