The Philadelphia Museum of Art is a house of artistic and intellectual prostitution

The main function of the museum has been to serve as a pedestal upon which a clique of socialites pose as patrons of the arts

Living with and studying good paintings offers greater interest, variety and satisfaction than any other pleasure known to man.

Philadelphia is a depressing intellectual slum

In our manner of speech, our plans of living, our dealings with others, our conduct and walk in the church and out of it-all should be done as becomes the gospel (Phil. 1:27).

Let me tell your something. I'm from Chicago. I don't break.

Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes.

For anybody who's ever been on the other end of, like, racial violence logic is not something that can be used.

Heart lesson #4: the unrequited heart. You can't make anyone love you back.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

The goods of the earth are meant for everyone.

What you feel in Japanese poetry is always entirely longing.

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

When I was younger, it was about doing something that made me nervous. Now, it's for many different reasons. I've had the opportunity to have fun. I don't know why that is, but I like it.

There is a universal intelligence that we call God or Soul or Spirit or Consciousness, and it is everywhere and in all things.