Heritage Value Quotes

When you strip away the rhetoric, preservation is simply having the good sense to hold on to things that are well designed, that link us with our past in a meaningful way, and that have plenty of good use left in them.

Monuments obtain their full worth through their complete use.

A man's ancestry is a positive property to him.

If someone were to put a proposition before men bidding them choose, after examination, the best customs in the world, each nation would certainly select its own.

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.

Every collaboration I do, I feel like I've benefitted in so many different ways; it all depends on the organization. With Moncler, there is such a heritage to the brand and to the way that they work. With Brooks Brothers, in the same way, having the heritage to draw from in that collaboration is invaluable.

I'm thinking, 'Man, there's this whole other group of people that are attached to me because of my last name and my family's roots.' That's pretty cool. That's special, that's a lot of power and it's important.

I am proud of my Italian heritage, and nothing I have said should be interpreted as an attempt at minimizing its value.

We cannot overstate our debt to the Past, but the moment has the supreme claim.