I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.
Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and this paradise is not secure until children appear to animate and complete the picture.
One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings.
I don't have the habit of wearing ornaments.
Poverty was an ornament on a learned man like a red ribbon on a white horse.
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.
Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.
In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
