Everything we choose in life for its lightness soon reveals its unbearable weight.

I consider space to be a material. The articulation of space has come to take precedence over other concerns. I attempt to use sculptural form to make space distinct.

What interests me is the opportunity for all of us to become something different from what we are, by constructing spaces that contribute something to the experience of who we are.

On the other hand, if there's an underlying core of poetry that I go to, I go to the sea. I've lived on the sea all my life. I live on the sea in Cape Breton.

The thing about coming back to the Bay Area, it's like coming home for me.

Your eye is a muscle, you have to keep it in shape and the more you draw, the more you see.

Play is a necessary ingredient in art because there is a kind of wonder that goes on when you play. You're directing your activity toward a conclusion that isn't prescribed by a particular method.

To see is to think, and to think is to see.

Basically, what you really want to do is try to engage the viewer's body relation to his thinking and walking and looking, without being overly heavy-handed about it.

I think you always have to find where the boundary is in relation to the context in order to be able to kind of articulate how you want the space to interact with the viewer.

Art is not democratic. It is not for the people.

We first doubt, to find the truth.

Practice holding labels lightly as leaders so you have greater range in your behaviors and are more adaptable and effective in a greater range of situations.

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.

The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.

Find a person who has embraced anger, and you will find a person with a wounded ego.

Finally, we see that there is no one and nothing but God.

Good heredity and environment are necessary. You cannot compare the child of a savage with the child of a civilized person.

When I dance, I forget everything else and just feel completely happy.

Remembered memory is much more powerful than actually having your own memory.

All that lies betwixt the cradle and the grave is uncertain.