I really believe in the idea of the future.

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.

What if I had told the boy I loved to leave and it ended up being for nothing?

God can make your enemies your footstool.

Unless I had the spirit of prayer I could do nothing.

No more running away from something or someone or myself.

Happiness is impossible without gratitude.

Fully repeal Obamacare and replace it with health savings accounts. And we can do that.

A good meditation, even when it is interrupted by occasional nodding, is much more beneficial than many outward religious exercises.

The Louis Vuitton woman is more about a quality - a quality within some women that needs to come forward, to be noticed and recognised.

To make America great is about, hey, this country's in trouble. By doing things the old-fashioned way, I'm going to bring in people, deal-makers, who know how to change things dramatically.

My haters are laughable punks, my supporters the greatest people that ever lived.