Authentic architecture is not the incarnation of the spirit of the age but of the spirit, full stop.

The rigidity of a bottle's form does not affect the fluidity of the liquid it contains.

A city is not an accident but the result of coherent visions and aims.

Viewed from a certain distance and under good light, even an ugly city can look like the promised land.

The solitude of women's minds is regrettable, I said to myself, it's a waste to be separated from each other without procedures, without tradition.

The purpose of prayer is purification.

Baptism in the Holy Spirit belongs to them that believe and are not of this world

After that, we were like flies stuck in honey, alive but not really living.

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism the way you play it is free will.

Power to the peaceful!

If I look back to when I was 20 and somebody said you'd be president, I would have said no way.

As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.

At USC, if you're running back there, and you do gain you over 1,500 yards, people see you as a candidate, but not one of the top ones.

Police officers are the best of us. And the men and women, white, African-American, Asian, Latino, Hispanic, they put their lives on the line every single day.