Nicola Cornick Quotes

We've got to map all of our ancient history before it's gone because, let's face it, if we don't have a common heritage to share, something to get excited about, then what are we living for?

I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

I like Mysuru Palace, which is always a great place to visit.

These places, and the ancient things you know, You won't know soon. I'm working on it now.'

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.

Monuments are for the living, not the dead.

I love history... everything is inspired by history, so that's why I love vintage and antiques.

I really don’t make history; I preserve it.

For the European who came from a community of congestion and confinement, the West was beyond dreaming; it must have inspired him to formulate an idea of the infinite. There he could walk through geologic time; he could see into eternity.

… history is that which transforms documents into monuments

All great people glorify their history and look back upon their early attainments with a spiritualized vision.

A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole, It does not look likely to stir a man's soul. 'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag.

Bath was dusty and a little shabby when we moved here. It did look its age and you felt its history in its streets and buildings and little alleyways. The sense of the past was palpable. There were some bad modern buildings but there was a patina of age.

I love historical references.

As I walk to my office every morning, I know I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me.

We have to maintain the Krishnasthali.

I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there's younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps, so it's really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.

Traveling is a major source of inspiration. There is so much to learn from history and different cultures.

My work as a whole is about excavating and shining a light on pieces of history that not only need to be seen and heard, but that can also add to the conversation about what's going on now.

I receive many letters from people hoping to research their own houses.

The British Museum is great for seeing how excellent we were at stealing things.

History is the ship carrying living memories to the future.