The role of a museum of modern art is to make a good selection and identify what we believe to be the coming movements, and that requires taste.

Eventually, most people felt MoMA had filled a very important gap.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

Mother's interest in contemporary American artists emerged during the 1920s.

I realize how fortunate I have been; mine has been a wonderful life.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

The Japanese have a wonderful sense of design and a refinement in their art. They try to produce beautiful paintings with the minimum number of strokes.