When drawings of the main buildings I have designed in the last five years are juxtaposed, the fact that they all involve the pursuit of certain configurations is obvious to anyone.

When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials.

Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea.

Mankind's glorious and people's happy ending is inevitable. No one will be left behind.

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.

Along with the joy of parenthood, with every child comes a piercing vulnerability. It is at once sublime and terrifying

Citizens are all equal in politics: we each have one vote.

If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered to you. This is where magic and miracles happen.

I mean, you can't be less ruthless than the opposition simply because your government's policy is benevolent, can you now?

If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.

One of the reasons why I enjoy college basketball a little more is because of its team orientation as opposed to individual orientation.

I have nothing but scorn for all weird ideas other than my own.

At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.