For Kips Bay, I had a wonderful client, William Zeckendorf, who was willing to gamble with me on using concrete and not brick for a high-rise apartment building. That was very innovative at the time.

Architecture is the very mirror of life.You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.

I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.

Success is a collection of problems solved.

Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life.

It is not an individual act, architecture. You have to consider your client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture. You cannot work in the abstract

Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones.

I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value.

Design is something you have to put your hand to.

Great artists need great clients.

Let's do it right. This is for the ages.

There is only one large circle that we march in around and around each of us with our own little picture-in front of us-our own little mirage that we think is the future.

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed.

The perfect borscht is what life should be but never is.

I'm a fan of Talking Heads going way back.

As a seer, I naturally can see the evolutionary potential of a being. But the potential will not necessarily be actualized. A particular being will not necessarily realize their full height.

The point of a notebook is to jumpstart the mind.

I know that not only is Swaraj our birthright, but it is our sacred duty to win it.

We need a revival in the country,” Paul said. “We need another Great Awakening with tent revivals of thousands of people saying, 'reform or see what's going to happen if we don't reform.'

If it's called THE USA Today, why is all the news from yesterday?

A country like America has twice as much food on its shop shelves and in its restaurants than is actually required to feed the American people.