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.

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

A museum has to renew its collection to be alive, but that does not mean we give on important old works.

There have been people.. ever since I've had any kind of position in the world.. who have accused me of being ruler of the world. I have to say that I think for the large part, I would have to decide to describe them as crack pots. It makes no sense whatsoever, and isn't true, and won't be true, and to raise it as a serious issue seems to me to be irresponsible.

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us.

It is true that I am often startled and even angered and repulsed by the strange directions and provocative content of new forms that seem to pop up every few months.

The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.