Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air.

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.

When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

Loving someone is not tough but the real courage is to be with that person forever.

The mountain of superstition has to be leveled for our people to taste a fresh breath of life in Christ Jesus.

Isn't it time for you to stop your fears and doubts from standing in-between you and your true destiny in life?

As people get more desperate, history suggests that they're not going to rise in a mighty proletarian tidal wave and wash away their oppressors. They're gonna turn on each other.

I'm surprised I still have so much hair after all the things I've done with it.

I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.

I have never heard that referred to before, that term: Jewish men from Yale.

For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.

Did I choose this life of illusion? Don't be mad. My bed was made, I just lied in it.

As long as I have people's attention, I can't stop. You can't put the public on hold, because they might not be there when you get back. I have a pathological fear of stopping.