The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.

When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.

A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.

I do not go to the reunions though because it make me feel old

The modern man has become a machine for survival, which is largely the result of work of chemicals and genetic codes.

I have all the patience in the world about Sirens. For me it's not a Grateful Dead project, it's a Me project.

To worry is to add another hazard.

When something seems to change in the world, the rishis said, it is really you that is changing.

I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in the bear or deer. After all, human beings are animals.

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

Thank you Madonna and fans for an experience of a lifetime!

You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.

How to discover your greatness? By upgrading our relationships and by having goals beyond our comfort zone.