I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.

The conventional notions of art have changed, and a lot of things done today are considered works of art that would have been rejected in the past.

The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident.

I think I am basically a happy person.

Much corporate giving is charitable in nature rather than philanthropic.

I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

I can only say that I have had a wonderful life.