God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the "self-made men", who take the credit.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before.

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

You have to validate yourself first, and then you will receive the much-deserved healing validation from the rest of the world.

None of us have true freedom because every one of us has to conform.

At this point I thought 'We made it, ' by which I meant 'We survived.' I also was acutely aware that my childhood dream of flying into space had just come true.

I believe in the old, because it shows us where we come from - where our souls have risen from. And I believe in the new, because it gives us the opportunity to create who we are becoming.

I can tell that you been crying all night, drinking all summer, praying for your happiness, hope that you recover

One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others.

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

The happiest miser on earth is the man who saves up every friend he can make.

Her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love

I'm a total hip-hop geek. That's my favorite kind of music to listen to while getting ready.