Successful communication depends on how well we listen, rather than how well we push our opinions on the person seated before us.

The essence of design... lies in the process of discovering a problem shared by many people and trying to solve it.

Creativity is to discover a question that has never been asked. If one brings up an idiosyncratic question, the answer he gives will necessarily be unique as well.

White exists on the periphery of life. Bleached bones connect us to death, but the white of milk and eggs, for example, speaks to us of life.

Because nonbeing longs for being, on occasion it creates a stronger sense of being than being itself.

Colors do not exist separately and independently within nature; they are constantly shifting in response to subtle gradations of light. It is language that, magnificently, gives them clear shape.

Verbalizing design is another act of design.

In the beginning, there was nothing. And then BOOM! Universe.

The speaker says one of the blessings of the family of God is that the enthusiasm of children influences their elders while experience seasons the younger members.

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to influences or method or any other writerly concerns

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.

Some people say, 'Do you have any theories on acting?' And I say, well maybe: I think you can start with zero and end with zero. You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go for the result.

I seek a form that my style cannot discover,a bud of thought that wants to be a rose.

The boy in the pearl gray suit could have been Jane's twin. His hair was darker, and his lips were not as full, but he was just as lovely.

It's the privilege of a lifetime for me to work with the most innovative people on Earth.