85 Quotes by Kenneth Clark

Art...must do something more than give pleasure: it should relate to our own life so as to increase our energy of spirit.

The Cathedrals were built to the glory of God; New York was built to the glory of Mammon.

Few people can look at a painting longer than it takes to peel an orange and eat it.

I just don't think the moon is going to be an adequate substitute for the fact that we haven't addressed ourselves to clearing up the slums.

All great civilisations, in their early stages, are based on success in war.

The recognized achievements of some Negroes, despite rigid racial barriers, indicate that society by its prejudices may be depriving itself of valuable contributions from many others. It is now doubtful whether America can afford the luxury of such a waste of human resources.

The dark ghettos are social, political, educational and-above all-economic colonies. Their inhabitants are subject peoples, victims of the greed, cruelty, insensitivity, guilt, and fear of their masters.

Racial prejudices are indication of a disturbed and potentially unstable society.

Changes in the structure of society are not brought about solely by massive engines of doctrine. The first flash of insight which persuades human beings to change their basic assumptions is usually contained in a few phrases.