Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats.

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise.

Never put sofas against wall.

Everything is really about lighting.

Find the ideal in something not ideal.

A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently.

Cooking is like decorating - it never bores me.

I don't like bare floors.

Having people be impressed with a house is not a compliment. You don't want them to say, 'What a place!' You want them to sit down and enjoy it.

I'll accept commissions from anyone who isn't frightened by my proposals.

Relationships must be fostered as far as possible and maintained, and thus a morbid transference can be avoided.

I believe the best gift you could ever give a woman is your time.

The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what his rights are as a human being made in God's image.

Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.

In my opinion, the ability to love another person is one of God's greatest gifts, and I thank God every day for enabling me to give and share love with the people in my life.

People who are drawn to meditation have had lots of incarnation in the world of experience, and we know the score. We know that experience is great, but it's not enough.

My job is to help people see what I see. If it's of value, fine. And, if it's not of value, then at least I've done what I can do.

One of the things I like best about men is they're a little vulnerable.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.

It is almost always the unhappiness of a victorious disputant to destroy his own authority by claiming too many consequences, or diffusing his proposition to an indefensible extent.