John Russell Quotes

"Henry Moore was . . . the Number 1 choice whenever a public sculpture was needed. . . . It was thought that a large Henry Moore work out front would add a final distinction."
-John Russell

"If peace cannot be maintained with honor, it is no longer peace."
-John Russell

"What makes people the world over stand in line for Van Gogh is not that they will see beautiful pictures [but] that in an indefinable way they will come away feeling better human beings. And that is exactly what Van Gogh hoped for."
-John Russell in Art quotes.

"A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one."
-John Russell

"I love what I do. I love the job I have right now, ... If managing comes along, that's great. If I continue to do this, that would be great, too."
-John Russell

"We're on the verge of a great situation here with all of the good, young players we have coming up."
-John Russell

"Certain phrases stick in the throat, even if they offer nothing that is analytically improbable. 'A dashing Swiss officer' is one such. Another is 'the beautiful Law Courts."
-John Russell

"Conspicuous by its absence."
-John Russell

"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting."
-John Russell in Sanity quotes.

"Brad [Jones] asked me to come along to their test day last Monday for a look and I was very impressed with what I saw."
-John Russell

"We're getting closer, and you'd love to be a part of that."
-John Russell