A racist system inevitably destroys and damages human beings; it brutalizes and dehumanizes them, blacks and whites alike.

Fine colour implies a unified relationship, in which each part is subordinate to the whole, and the transitions between them are felt to be as precious and beautiful as the colours themselves. In fact, the colours themselves must be continuously modified and broken as part of the transition.

Art...must do something more than give pleasure: it should relate to our own life so as to increase our energy of spirit.

We are part of a great whole. All living things are our brothers and sisters.

One musn't overrate the culture of what used to be called "top people" before the wars. They had charming manners, but they were as ignorant as swans.

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

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 still try to learn from history. History is ourselves.