A lasting architecture has to have roots.

Architecture is the very mirror of life.You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.

I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.

Success is a collection of problems solved.

Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life.

It is not an individual act, architecture. You have to consider your client. Only out of that can you produce great architecture. You cannot work in the abstract

Stop worrying about missed opportunities and start looking for new ones.

I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value.

Design is something you have to put your hand to.

Great artists need great clients.

Let's do it right. This is for the ages.

You stop revisiting memories when you outgrow the people you made them with.

The greatest discovery is to find a hero within oneself that will choose life over death

From a very young age, stories fuelled my imagination in the most wonderful way.

Persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should be adopted to influence the conduct of men. The opposite course would be a reversal of human nature, which is God's decree and can never be reversed.

The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema

Tragedy is a close-up; comedy, a long shot.

Which is my best picture? The one I will do tomorrow.

At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace.

Art can be very political but that can't be the purpose of art, it can't be the driving force. It isn't with any of the books that I love, anyway.

Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life.