Piet Mondrian Quote

Evolution is always the work of pioneers, and their followers are always small in number. This following is not a clique; it is the result of all the existing social forces; it is composed of all those who through innate or acquired capacity are ready to represent the existing degree of human revolution.

The new art--the new life: the collected writings of Piet Mondrian (ed. Twayne Pub, 1986)