Henry Adams Quotes

The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. It is no doubt a sublimer effort of genius than the Greek style; but then it depends much more on execution for its effect.

A house is very much like a portrait. I cannot disconnect houses from people. The thought of arrangement, the curves and straight lines. It gives an indication of the character at the heart of it.

Maimed but still magnificent... Europe's mightiest medieval cathedral.

I have a real passion for many aspects of home lifestyle and beauty.

Building a proper wardrobe is like building a home. Indeed, you should think of it like a home, because it is something you're going to live in. It must be comfortable and suit all your needs.

I love the description of Gothic churches before the printed word, that they were the bibles of the poor.

I'm just a normal person. It's not like I come home and think about opera. My thoughts are about completely other things. Shoes! Dresses! Expensive ones: with a pretty silhouette, beautiful fabrics.

And it has some weight, I mean, the whole history of the gargoyles, that's some wonderful stuff.

No one is a plain white room. I hate going into a home that is done to the nines but has nothing do with the homeowner - no knickknacks, no art that has anything to say about the person who lives there.

This was nostalgia in the literal Greek sense: the pain of not being able to return to one's home and family.

Yet for my part, deeply as I am moved by the religious architecture of the Middle Ages, I cannot honestly say that I ever felt the slightest emotion in any modern Gothic church.

Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.

Home will always be London. There's something unique about the British. It's about cheekiness.

In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world.

I wanted to keep a Gothic cathedral alive in my heart.

Seeing that picture, for me, was like Chartres Cathedral.

For me, if I were to be at home in any kind of style, it is more comedy than anything else.

Every community has its own specialty and it's not just for clothing obviously, but for the home, etc.

People think that buying something for their home which is up-to-date is chic, but often it's a cliche. I call people who simply give clients the current 'thing' stylists not decorators.

I'm a massive shopper. Topshop, Urban Outfitters - I'm pretty at home on the high street.

Even though beauty is very much my heritage, my real passion is accessories and home.

I loved medieval architecture when I was very small; I don't know why.

To have a beautiful house on the outside is one thing... Once you get inside, that's what really makes a home.

No matter what our decorating style - realized or aspired to the essential spiritual grace our home should possess is the solace of comfort.

The culture of France is unique because it's a culture that has a high priority on the arts, more than any other place in the world in our time since Greece. So as a practicing artist, if you will, this is home ground. They love us, so music, literature, art continues to be the center.