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

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 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.

Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating the parts of a phenomenon in order to analyze them.

In an English village, you turn over a stone and have no idea what will crawl out.Miss Marple

Behind every no entry sign there's a door.

Thank heaven for little girls! For little girls get bigger every day.

I'm glad I brought this course, this monster, to its knees.

Christian children all must be mild, obedient, good as He.

As you walk through the valley of the unknown, you will find the footprints of Jesus both in front of you and beside you.

We stand a better chance with aristocracy, whether hereditary or elective, than with monarchy.

The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.

Knowing where you are going is the first step to getting there.

You don't need a business plan. You don't need to have an MBA. All you need is a great idea. Anything is possible and you can accomplish it.