Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.

Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

We live in what is, but we find a thousand ways not to face it. Great theater strengthens our faculty to face it.

The planting of trees is the least self-centered of all that we can do. It is a purer act of faith than the procreation of children.

The public for which masterpieces are intended is not of this earth.

If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good