#philosophy
"All these people come to see the White House and they see practically nothing that dates back before 1948. Every boy who comes here should see things that develop his sense of history. For the girls, the house should look beautiful and lived-in. They should see what a fire in the fireplace and pretty flowers can do for a house; the White House rooms should give them a sense of all that. Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there. It would be sacrilege merely to "redecorate" it -- a word I hate. It must be restored -- and that has nothing to do with decoration. That is a question of scholarship."
More by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
See allResonant Thoughts
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"In accordance with the Sabean theories images were erected to the stars, golden images to the sun, images o…"
— Maimonides"People aware of their own birth and death in this way are said not to be lacking. Not lacking in what? Not …"
— Ajahn Lee"Because of the "all-or-none" character of nervous activity, events and the relations among them can be trea…"
— Warren S. McCulloch"Who is God? Some theological being? He is so much greater than theology. God is vitality. God is life. God …"
— Norman Vincent Peale"My father's work will not go unfinished, even if it takes me to the grave. That is what I want you, as a ri…"
— Christopher Paolini"For he that is a good man, is three quarters of his way towards the being a good Christian, wheresoever he …"
— Robert South