Humanity needs dreams to be able to survive the miseries of daily existence, even if only for an instant.

My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.

Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.

What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.

My architecture is easy to understand. And enjoy. I hope it also is hard to forget.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

Life is more important than architecture.

You can'tassume i'min bad shapejust becausei've run out ofthe energy toimpressyou.

The entire road trip could be summed up as one giant attempt to keep from crashing the car during fits of rage and fits of hysteria.

I love when you go to a horror film with real horror fans and everybody's there watching, getting involved and screaming. That's when it's most alive and exciting for me.

Gourmandism is an act of judgment, by which we prefer things which have a pleasant taste to those which lack this quality.

I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre.

The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of Scottish workers and their families, and the Bible.

When I was at university, the policemen used to measure how short the women's mini-skirts were and how long guys' hair was. We were living under a government that considers people to be soldiers.

When you choose your attitude toward life, you can affect reality by making it better for you

A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

When an individual changes in even a small way he immediately changes the world around him. And that concentric circle moves out and changes everything.