The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it.

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels.

You don't restore 'The Last Supper' by filling in the missing bits - you preserve. You accept the material that has somehow survived.

I suppose I'm trying to build an architecture that's as timeless as possible, although we're all creatures of our age.

I may not be the most interesting architect, but I'm still out there and have maintained some position of integrity.

Most architects work in ­studios largely divorced from academia, as if ideas, criticism and ­historical ­research were irrelevant.

I don't think architecture is radical. How can something that takes years and costs millions be radical?

Britain gets the architecture it deserves. We don’t value architecture, we don’t take it seriously, we don’t want to pay for it and the architect isn’t trusted.

If you look at a building by Mies van der Rohe, it might look very simple, but up close, the sheer quality of construction, materials and thought are inspirational.

Britain loves a bargain, but you don't get good, lasting architecture on the cheap.

It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities.

In love one had need of being believed, in friendship of being understood.

If you take pictures does that make you an art thief?

I am not an emotional type of guy. But I follow my emotions more than my logic.

I know many fine feathered friends But their friendliness depends on how you do They know many sure fired ways, To find out the one who pays And how you do

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

I think that the, Ted Cruz is not even a natural-born citizen, argument will resonate for at least the next few weeks.

[N]o one's ever been able to show me any difference between democracy and brute force. It's just a majority ganging up on a minority with the minority giving in to avoid getting massacred.

I really love a red lip, especially when I am feeling tired, as it brightens my whole face.

People who used magic without knowing what they were doing usually came to a sticky end. All over the entire room, sometimes.

It is important for me to share my experiences in order to create strength and hope for others. No matter how far down you go, it is never too late to come back.