An important work of architecture will create polemics.

I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow.

The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.

Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form.

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time.

Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.

You can't escape the influence of architectural history.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

It's important to understand differences in scale and environment.

Ultimately it's the public nature of those projects that I most enjoy. Museums are more than just places to view art, they're also civic and social centers.

If I had my druthers, I would do a lot more.

To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.

I'm not making any secret of the fact I still believe in independence. We'll continue to argue the case.

Ambition drives you on, ability certainly helps, but the fickle finger of fate and luck are great things.

Tiny Salmoneus of the air His mimic bolts the firefly threw.

The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withholden from them but by the hand of tyranny.

The subtlest beauties in our life are unseen and unheard.

A man who is too afraid to admit his fears is a man who won’t overcome them.

Love liberates. It doesn't just hold, that's ego. Love liberates.

Use design as a framework to bring order out of chaos.

No use in waiting, we can all work hard to bring about changes.