Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

"In the field of creativity & art, to create is to take a leap of faith into the quiet canvas of your own imagination."

"Art is the expression of our deepest questions, painted in colors that words cannot reach. As a scientist & scholar, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"Every act of creation begins with a willing heart and the courage to make a mistake."

"Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise."

"Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame."

"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another."

"The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself."

"One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak."

"A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition."

"Marriage is an adventure, like going to war."

"Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes."

"I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back."

"Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."

"The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese."

"We are punished by our sins, not for them."

"I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite."

"Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle."