Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.

Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy.

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built.

A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.

Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.

Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly.

For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods.

All machinery is derived from nature, and is founded on the teaching and instruction of the revolution of the firmament.

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.

I figure I'm still good for painting until 95 or thereabouts.

Obama is not a secret Kenyon, or a secret Muslim, he's a secret Republican.

We have contact with alien cultures.

It's fun, working with different people, everybody works differently. When I have time off from music, I want to make other music. That's what I do, that's what's fun, that's what makes me happy.

We mustn't waste time; for that's the stuff life's made of.

Our inability to relate to one another is very, very, very important. When we don't have it, we get situations like Bosnia

What you were yesterday is fixed for always, making its mark on what you are today, what you will be tomorrow.

Take the best that exists and make it better.

If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.

The greatest reward for a student is not a good grade. It is the willingness of his teacher to listen to him.