Conservatism is itself a modernism, and in this lies the secret of its success.

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

You might be educated, but if you are not kind you are not wise.

I felt tears pricking inside my eyelids. Maybe I came first with Oliver

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being

Trying to be creative, yet having to deal with the day to day - I mean, there is a lot of stuff to deal with. Like sitting at the computer and sending emails.

NATO is an alliance, so all parts of the alliance have to be capable.

Belly was not a bad movie. It was visually very interesting.

I'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston.

It is as bad as bad can be: it is ill-fed, ill-killed, ill-kept, and ill-drest.

Just because we don't see a reason for evil and suffering doesn't mean there's not a reason for it.

But I will be, A bridegroom in my death, and run into't As to a lover's bed.