A society no more exists for the satisfaction of human needs, than a plant exists for its own health.

Art once made a cult of beauty. Now we have a cult of ugliness instead. This has made art into an elaborate joke, one which by now has ceased to be funny.

There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last

Modernism in architecture went hand in hand with socialist and fascist projects to rid old Europe of its hierarchical past

A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.

Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation for our sorrows.

The culture of a civilization is the art and literature through which it rises to consciousness of itself and defines its vision of the world.

Art and music shine a light of meaning on ordinary life, and through them we are able to confront the things that trouble us and to find consolation and peace in their presence.

It is not enough to be nice; you have to be good. We are attracted by nice people; but only on the assumption that their niceness is a sign of goodness.

In argument about moral problems, relativism is the first refuge of the scoundrel.

There are no chords in modernist architecture, only lines - lines that may come to an end, but that achieve no closure

Our self- development is all about cultivating the traits that we need to achieve our life purpose, success and to carry out our mission

Yeah, and we could fly in on dragons and release a cloud of sugar plum fairies to tiptoe in an get the watch.

Nothing incites failure more than success.

Free yourself from the expectations of having to be right with the wrong information.

Growing older doesnt bother me.

Don't worry about calling for me. Just pop a cork loudly enough and I'll come running.

Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie in covering up what looks like cunning.

Ancient Hawaiians say: When you're itching for the waves, the only lotion is the ocean.

I'm a huge fan of 1930s horror - Universal films. I grew up with them and I just absolutely love them.

Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.