Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it.

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

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.

I have such a hopeless dream of walking or being there at night, nothing happens, I just pass, everything is unbearably over with.

I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure which is - try to please everybody.

Was it fate? Was it destiny?" "I think it was Alan Blunt.

To me there's a difference between success and satisfaction. A lot of people have success and no satisfaction. I'm after satisfaction. I

The refunding of the national debt at a lower rate of interest should be accomplished without compelling the withdrawal of the national-bank notes, and thus disturbing the business of the country.

I believe the greater the handicap, the greater the triumph.

For this reason, if you believe proverbs, let me tell you the common one: "It is unlucky to marry in May.

Baking is how you start kids at cooking in the kitchen. It's fun whether it's baking bread or cookies. With baking, you have to be exact when it comes to ingredients.

Life is made for the strong. There is no mercy in it for the weak– none...Such is the tragedy of desire.

Deficits do not in themselves produce inflation, nor does a balanced budget assure a stable price level.