“How good something is should never be determined by its cost, designer, origin, or its perceived value by others.”
“I never confuse the cost of something with its value”
“Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.”
“That furniture cost me a fortune! It's designer furniture.""Designed by whom ? Darth Vader ? The Hitler Youth ?”
“Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.”
“In other words, the unique value of the 'authentic' work of art has its basis in ritual, the location of its original use value. This ritualistic basis, however remote, is still recognizable as secularized ritual even in the most profane forms of the cult of beauty.”