“All art is quite useless.”

“The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.”

“We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.All art is quite useless.”

“Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.All art is quite useless.”

“There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all.”

“There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”