I am eccentric, I admit it, but I am not a nutcase.

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

I know, I know, I'm being a girl.

The streets looked small, of course. The streets that we have only seen as children always do I believe when we go back to them

Depression is a red herring, " said Nariman. "I think a lot about the past, it's true. But at my age, the past is more present than the here and now. and there is not much percentage in the future.

It's been a long time since I felt something like hope. Don't ask me to give it up for Netflix and a Prius.

I'm trying to feel sorry for you, really I am,"North said."If you wait just a moment I'm sure the tears will come.

I soon found out you can't change the world. The best you can do is to learn to live with it.

Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.

America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.

I wouldnt be here today if it were not for the NHS, I have received a large amount of high-quality treatment without which I would not have survived.

Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.