I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear.

Art is an end in itself; its values are intrinsic.

The intellectual takes as a starting point his self and relates the world to his own sensibilities; the scientist accepts an existing field of knowledge and seeks to map out the unexplored terrain.

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism.

One simply turns to the ideological vending machine, and out comes the prepared formulae.

Art is the aesthetic ordering of experience to express meanings in symbolic terms.

The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment.

... Art is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.

Wise men still seek Him today.

But in action, one defies one's character.

Art is the reordering of nature - the qualities of space and time - in new perceptual and material form.

Better to be strong than pretty and useless.

Being called ‘love’ or ‘my love’ by someone doesn’t necessarily mean that you are loved or even liked by them.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.

Knock out a small debt first so you get a quick win. Momentum is key.

The humor for me is how far above your head the signature is - it's dislocated from the sign of the artist in such a distinct way that it could almost be a self-portrait of a sort.

A deliberate plan is not always necessary for the highest art; it emerges.

Maybe the most interesting find in my research is that it is clear that Ronald Reagan, among all modern presidents, plainly rediscovered the founders.

The radical defect in Christianity is that it tried to win the world by a bribe, and it has become a nullity.

I have to make decisions that people are a little confused about, in a way, and I just express the appreciation, admiration and respect I have. I just try to be the best I can, but I'm human.