“If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless... nobody wants to be in it.” IfsWantArchitectureUselessUtility Author:Roger Scruton
“Like adverts, today's works of art aim to create a brand, even if they have no product to sell except themselves.” IfsArtTodayProductsAimSellsSellingBrandsWorks Of ArtAdverts Author:Roger Scruton
“The relation of the soul to the body is like that of a house to its bricks. The soul is a principle of organisation, which governs the flesh and endows it with meaning. It is no more separable from the flesh than is the house from its bricks, even if the soul may survive the gradual replacement of every bodily part.” IfsMaySoulBodyHousePrinciplesRelationFleshBricksOrganisationReplacements Author:Roger Scruton
“There is a sort of mystery to kitsch. When did it begin? If it is just simply another name for faking emotions, it ought to have been a permanent part of the human condition.” IfsHumansHas BeensNamesEmotionMysteryConditionsOughtPermanentHuman ConditionKitsch Author:Roger Scruton
“Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference: beauty demands to be noticed; it speaks to us directly like the voice of an intimate friend. If there are people who are indifferent to beauty, then it is surely because they do not perceive it.” PeopleIfsWaySpeakVoiceBeautyDemandSacredVarietyPerceiveIndifferenceIntimateIndifferentUnlimitedChillDisturbingExhilaratingProfaneConsolingHealth BeautyIntimate Friends Book:Beauty: A Very Short Introduction Source: Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
“Beauty matters. It is not just a subjective thing but a universal need of human beings. If we ignore this need we find ourselves in a spiritual desert.” IfsNeedsHumansMatterSpiritualHuman BeingsUniversalDesertSubjective Author:Roger Scruton
“There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last” IfsNeedsHumansLastsBuildingArchitectureHuman Needs Author:Roger Scruton
