Beauty Quote by Milan Kundera

“...The beauty of New York rests on a completely different base. It's unintentional. It arose independent of human design, like a stalagmitic cavern. Forms…

— Milan Kundera

The beauty of New York is unintentional; it arose independent of human design, like a stalagmite cavern.

— Milan Kundera

“Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated quality to it. We've always had an aesthetic intention and a long-range plan. That's…

— Milan Kundera

I can't get over the exciting beauty of New York - the pencil buildings so high and far that the blueness of the sky…

— Freya Stark

I find the elitism and blatant provincialism of many (Manhattan-based) New Yorkers unattractive. Just as place can be an identity crutch that helps a…

— Cate Marvin

“New York makes even a rich man feel his unimportance. New York is cold, glittering, malign. The buildings dominate. There is a sort of…

— Henry Miller

“One of the more unpleasant aspects of living in New York City is how daily proximity to wealth and glamour can instill a desire…

— Kate Bolick

It's great that New York has large spaces for art. But the enormous immaculate box has become a dated, even oppressive place. Many of…

— Jerry Saltz

“The trick of enjoying New York is not to be so busy grinding your way to the center of the earth that you fail…

— David Carr

I think that's what so exquisite and unique about New York, it's a city that allows you to hone your craft as much as…

— Nina Arianda

The greatest work of art about New York? The question seems nebulous. The city's magic and majesty are distilled in the photographs of Alfred…

— Jerry Saltz

There is not one New York but thousands - mixed-up conurbations and microclimates with their own internal logics and charms, dreams and juxtapositions, faces…

— Karan Mahajan