Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine.

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get fed up too easily.

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

And, yes, I love the process of building.

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

The Smile of a Child enlarge the universe (D'un enfant le sourire - Agrandit l'univers)

I'm learning as I go. I don't know everything. I never had anybody to look at, nobody ever taught me, and where I'm from I didn't have any famous role models.

Do you know anyone who has a lease on life? It isn’t a question of if; it’s a question of when.

Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors should be harmonious.

It taught me to hope, as I had scarcely ever allowed myself to hope before.

Fresh grapes and wine are perhaps the most luscious foods we mortals encounter during our sojourn here.

A mind dominated by positive emotions, becomes a favorable abode for the state of mind known as faith.

Character survives; goodness lives; love is immortal.

I've always met more discrimination being a woman than being Black...men are men.

One Choice One Choice, decided your friends. One Choice, defines your beliefs. One Choice, determines your loyalties - Forever. ONCE CHOICE CAN TRANSFORM YOU