Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience – by a wider and deeper apprehension of the significance and scope of human existence. – Herbert Read
It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one. – Herbert Read
I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority. – Herbert Read
Ive always been attracted to cars, and driving is a completely measurable experience: if you qualify last on the grid, youre the slowest, and if you qualify first on the grid, youre the fastest. So no one can say youre slow if youre fast and no one can say youre fast if youre slow. – Eric Bana