My work is not about "form follows function," but "form follows beauty" or, even better, "form follows feminine."

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.

Today, architecture is invention. It isn't enough to just be rational - It must also be beautiful.

What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.

The rule is the worst thing. You just want to break it.

Curves are the essence of my work because they are the essence of Brazil, pure and simple.

When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.

My architecture is easy to understand. And enjoy. I hope it also is hard to forget.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

Life is more important than architecture.

We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.

Never let other people bring you down let Jesus be the one who brings you down, because he knows what he is doing

Life is too short to read books that I'm not enjoying.

For the devil has no power . . . except in the dark." - Madame Dorothea

Even in your absence I fight with you in my mind, I laugh with you in my mind.That's how the strong connection exists between you and me. It will be forever.

One of my objectives is learning more than is absolutely necessary.

For me, modern technology has ruined romance and movies - nobody can run to the airplane gate anymore.

Your self-sacrificin g devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty.

The most intense hatreds are not between political parties but within them.

Ask for the impossible, then settle instead for what you really wanted in the first place.

There is no hurry. There is only God, and all is well with the world.