A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

To embody a slice of life on stage/film/script/book is awe-inspiring

A commitment to never getting knocked down is in reality a decision to never stand up.

Death wears a big hat.

I’ll tell you the difference between our countries. Americans think life is serious but not hopeless

The more grievous the sin, the greater the repentance, God was bidding His time.

We would be a few years younger, if every day we meditated for five minutes on the meanings of the word innocence.

After the hockey stick, Sardara Singh scores with the broom! A great effort by him towards a Swachh Bharat.

I didnt know of any homophile movements pre-Stonewall.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I'm not into sugar for kids, but you don't want your kid to be the carrot kid. There's always the kid at the birthday parties carrying a bag of carrots. You've got to let them eat a little cake.