"...the importance of recovering the customs and the institutions of the past thus inaugurating the archaeological approach to art"

"Whenever men meet together in large groups they adopt a different view of themselves and look at each other…"

"The idea of American exceptionalism doesn't extend to Americans being exceptional."

"The universe can be only what it is; all sensible being there enjoy and suffer, that is, are moved sometime…"

"Contemplation does not mean abject surrender to every "mystical" impression that comes in. It is no sentime…"

"If I had to pick one tribe to go back and live with permanently — and I hate doing this, it’s not a contest…"

"There is one thing about being President — nobody can tell you when to sit down."