You don't always have to show art in what's called a white box; you can have a kind of complexity within an exhibit which actually respects the art as well.

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny.

I would be lying if I said the journalism doesn't reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue.

And this mess is so big And so deep and so tall, We cannot pick it up. There is no way at all!

You couldn't take two roads. And once you were on one, there was no going back.

If you consider, for example, that democracy is much like a religion then 9/11 is akin to finding the body of God.

I'm the most indecisive person in the world. I'll do three versions of a song, then think, "Is the demo better?"

Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem.

Why didn't I buy a new phone earlier? Why don't I always walk around with a spare phone? It should be the law, like having a spare tire.

I'm kind of spoiled, but the great thing about life is that you never know what's around the corner.

Paris is the fountain-head of European civilisation, as Gomukhi is of the Ganga.