I didn't want to lose the human scale.

In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

And exciting buildings are fine periodically.

And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.

And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously.

And I like the idea of change. Because I don't see why we should hang a painting on the wall and then just not think of it anymore because it's there like a piece of furniture.

Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.

Her belly ruptures full of parasites, Her eyes sink back in her skull Her butchered wrists, dangle From the edge of the bathtubHer children cuddle against her Desperate for love she cannot give

The best way to transform a society is to empower the women of that society.

There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy.

We cannot institutionalize helping the "victims" of personal disasters.

Using excuses for the predicament you're in and minimizing your situation, whether it is drug or alcohol use, is a sure sign of an addict.

A wise man never refuses anything to necessity.

I can't hit a ball more than 200 yards. I have no butt. You need a butt if you're going to hit a golf ball.

I'm not a big believer in man-made climate change.

A single fantasy can transform a million realities.

What in the world is a leave of presence? It means I am not going away.