I know I am dying, but my deathbed is a bed of roses. I have no thorns planted upon my dying pillow. Heaven is already begun!

Minimalism is not defined by what is not there but by the rightness of what is and the richness with which this is experienced.

Architecture isn't just about creating new buildings, sometimes its about retuning what's already there.

The spirit of my home is entirely bound up in a quality of space. I have only the objects I need and nothing more. Empty space in which to think and relax is both stimulating and calming.

She couldn't ignore the disjointed sensation that they were now two different pieces of two puzzles, and nothing in the world could make them fit together again.

Richness does not come from wealth or splendor, but from an appreciation of those things that you cannot buy.

Concerning culture as a process, one would say that it means learning a great many things and then forgetting them; and the forgetting is as necessary as the learning.

Cats are peaceful and tranquil - they bring calmness with their serene personalities.

The conquest of the outskirts of the atmosphere, and eventually space, is a revolutionary event, comparable only to the transition of the aquatic animals to the land in geologic times.

Believe only what you know and all of what you know.

No revolution can be made with silk gloves.

Work only a half a day. It makes no difference which half-the first 12 hours or the last 12 hours.

It's a landscape that has to be seen to be believed. And, as I say on occasion, it may have to be believed in order to be seen.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.