In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before.

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

Got no place to go, but there's a girl waitin' for me down in Mexico. She got a bottle of tequila, a bottle of gin, and if I bring a little music, I could fit right in.

It's a privilege to play music fora living. Even more, it's a privilege to have an audience. Respect that.

I don't see anything wrong with being comfortable with my own skin.

Every step we take on earth brings us to a new world.

It is because people exist in varyinig degrees of the dream.

No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty.

There is so much going on all over the world that it's impossible for one person to keep up. And I can't.

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.

There is nothing to fear other than my mind.

I was in Lahore before the partition, so I don't believe that a border can truly separate Punjab. I still think of it as one.