Ben Nicholson Quotes & Sayings

“The corruption of the American soul is consumerism.”

“The beast for me is greed. Whether you read Dante, Swift, or any of these guys, it always boils down to the same thing: the corruption of the soul.”

“I deeply believe in pluralism. I believe in the close proximity of multiple systems or agnostic systems.”

“Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.”

“I feel most strongly about Jerusalem, because architects ultimately have to address that city.”

“I started producing work with an ecstatic addiction.”

“I'm interested in locating the holy grail of the minimum means to express the most complex ideas.”

“The latest page I've been working is about the organization of the pantheon of the gods. Who's indebted to whom, how they are related, who screwed whose uncle or grandmother, all of that.”

“Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny.”

“MTV lets us do whatever we want. For me, there is freedom in serving an experienced client who knows what they want and has the money to do it. MTV is that for us.”