"The great pillars of all government and of social life [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone, that renders us invincible."

“The fallacy in the progressive critique is the egalitarian dogma that no one should get more than what liberals deem is a 'fair' reward, nor should there be any risk to anyone to fail.”

Source : "DECKER: 5 Questions with Robert Agostinelli". Interview with Brett M. Decker, www.washingtontimes.com. November 14, 2012.

“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.”

Source : "Readings in American Art, 1900-1975". Book by Barbara Rose, p. 117, 1975.

“In a brief space the generations of beings are changed, and, like runners, pass on the torches of life.”

“Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I suffer panic attacks which has made me really conscious about my fitness and I have become addicted to jogging. It might sound odd but a lot of good has come out of it. My fans send letters saying they have taken up jogging because I do it.”

“All education should be directed toward the refinement of the individual's sensibilities in relation not only to one's fellow humans everywhere, but to all living things whatsoever.”

“I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.”

Source : Kynaston McShine, Richard Serra, Lynne Cooke, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) (2007). “Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years”, p.77, The Museum of Modern Art

“In today's world, only one person in every 200 is Canadian.”