I would never wear anything with a logo. That I really find difficult. It's a frustration that I'll find a nice shirt or something and it's got 50 prints of the logo on it - why do they do this?

Everything inspires me; sometimes I think I see things others don’t.

It takes a lot of effort to make a building look effortless.

If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.

Architecture is an expression of values.

Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you cant separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.

The pencil and computer are, if left to their own devices, equally dumb and only as good as the person driving them.

You cannot separate the buildings out from the infrastructure of cites and the mobility of transit.

I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources.

Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity.

I am always surprised by how much little emphasis schools of architecture, and indeed, many architects, place on the process of the mating of a building.

Love is a beautiful burn in the quiet corner of the heart that will not be ignored.

I have learned that I always feel happier and healthier when I offer genuine love to other people.

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

In the taverns all was amiable and easy, but the coffeehouses were cauldrons of edgy malcontents.

[last words] What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night.

When I started singing, I weighed 153 pounds. I weigh 184 now. I haven't gotten any taller, but I'm putting on a little more weight.

Donnie Brasco was great, but the energy on the set made it kinda hard to get in there and have an opinion.

Even needing to get to Angel, we couldn’t forget the basic necessity of eating.

Try not to try too hard, It's just a lovely ride.

The rich cannot accumulate wealth without the co-operation of the poor in society.