I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

Believe in Your HeartBelieve in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic and miracles.

Those who think that in order to dress well it is necessary to dress extravagantly or grandly, make a great mistake. Nothing so well becomes true feminine beauty as simplicity.

I mean, it is the perfect situation to really love someone to death and to want to rip their clothes off at the same time, isn't it?

You are made of Love, and this Earth is rich with opportunities to Love. Love is all around you.

I just want some space to myself every now and then. Every time I’m with you I have this sense that you want something from me.

As the clockwork of the millennia moved a notch in front of their eyes, it had taken their thoughts from small things and reminded them of how vulnerable they were to time.

Treat every piece of advice as a gift or a compliment and simply say, “Thank you.

You can tell other people all the alibis you want. I don't mind. But to yourself try to be honest.

I really feel the need to create an alternate world, a vision of what might be magical and beautiful and fantastic about being human.

I've never believed in tying myself up in a long-range contract, and I've been very outspoken on that subject.