I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine.

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get fed up too easily.

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

And, yes, I love the process of building.

Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.

It's all about the spirit. Every man, woman and child should be seen as a spirit first, before anything else. We are all spirits in the first instance.

There is no such thing as a difficult dog, only an inexperienced owner.

History, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future.

I'd imagine a great date would be to go skiing. Imagine going skiing. Go ski with someone, if they can ski.

I don't mind about the dead ones. They're dead. The worst of it is, they cling to the living and won't let go.

Each form has its pluses and its minuses.

We are better off not knowing how sausages and laws are made.

There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.