I believe in the God-given genius of certain individuals, and I value a society that makes their existence possible.

I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology. I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven't changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence we must try to learn from history.

In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men.

The dark ghettos are social, political, educational and-above all-economic colonies. Their inhabitants are subject peoples, victims of the greed, cruelty, insensitivity, guilt, and fear of their masters.

The Cathedrals were built to the glory of God; New York was built to the glory of Mammon.

We can destroy ourselves by cynicism and disillusion, just as effectively as by bombs.

Conventional nudes based on classical originals could bear no burden of thought or inner life without losing their formal completeness.