A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

You cannot just quote from history and above all you cannot take it out of context, in however humorous a fashion . On the contrary history has a natural continuity which must be respected

Architecture must make connections

I use different kinds of materials on different kinds of projects. Today we can do things with steel and glass that we could not do before. flexible enough to change.

I think the future of architecture does not lie so much in continuing to fill up the landscape, as in bringing back life and order to our cities and towns.

Streamlined time details are especially important, because by having to take a close look, we discover new things. Because of this, details will remain part of the building in the mind's eye

He IS just a normal boy.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

Forgiveness is a powerful expression of the love within our soul.

Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.

We implore the mercy of God, not that He may leave us at peace in our vices, but that He may deliver us from them.

Falling in love with a house or a car or a pair of shoes, it was a dead end. You save your love for the things that can love you back.

Those were the great days when plenty of amateurs could spare time for cricket.

A joke isn't a joke until someone laughs.

Keeping small nations enslaved because of the deals between the great nations or because of any pragmatic considerations that might have been there are totally unacceptable.

If ever there comes a time when everyone you vote for wins and they do everything you think they should do, there will still be a gap between what is and what ought to be.