The beauty one can find in art is one of the pitifully few real and lasting products of human endeavor.

No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or 'get rich' in business by being a conformist.

I have always enjoyed the company of women and have formed deep and long-lasting friendships with many of them.

My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see.

I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.

In my own opinion, the average American's cultural shortcomings can be likened to those of the educated barbarians of ancient Rome. These were barbarians who learned to speak--and often to read and write--Latin. They acquired Roman habits of dress and deportment. Many of them handily mastered Roman commercial, engineering and military techniques--but they remained barbarians nonetheless. They failed to develop any understanding, appreciation or love for the art and culture of the great civilization around them.