Be truthful, nature only sides with truth.

Be not afraid of being called un-fashionable.

The Potemkin city of which I wish to speak here is none other than our dear Vienna herself.

Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.

Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.

The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.

The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle. I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament.

Supply and demand regulate architectural form.

The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice. The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.

Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him. Thus he loves the house and hates art.

The absence of the spirit of gratitude in one's heart, always hinders the presence of happiness in one's life.

There is cost for everything.

Isn’t it wonderful to give birth to your own kind?

Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints.

Human beings affix themselves to things that are of little or no importance. They affix themselves to the transitory, to things that are impermanent, and in doing so, they get all upset

The irony of Christmas is always upon the poor in heart; the mystery of the solstice is always upon the rest of us.

If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days.

The most common trait I have found in all successful people is that they have conquered the temptation to give up.

Worship is adoring contemplation of God.

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't.