A faith so weak that it is not sufficient unto itself but requires that others tiptoe around it for fear of hurting it, knows deep down that it is a lie.

Dogma is a defence against the brain’s capacity for free thought based on the fear that such thought might lead to a scary place.

Being emotional is normal, all part of the job.

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open, so we bang against death ignoring heaven.

In architecture and interiors, as well as fashion, there is an interaction that is both functional and aesthetic.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.

And how much better to die in all the happy period of undisillusioned youth, to go out in a blaze of light, than to have your body worn out and old and illusions shattered.

Soon there will be nothing truly profound that is not achieved by everyone, and of the difficult things in this world only one will be left: simplicity.

When I work with my art department on putting imagery together for my blog posts I always think, 'Would I pin this?' That really helps.

There are Russian spies here now. And if we're lucky, they'll steal some of our secrets and they'll be two years behind.

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.

The quality of the pass leads directly to the quality of the shot