And, yes, I love the process of building.

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.

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

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

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

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

I think that Gnosticism is about discovering the way that God has turned into you, and then realizing that if you can describe how it is that God turned into you, you can reverse the process.

Why are we learning about the past, when this is History?

I think modelling was like the university of life, really. You get to travel but you get thrown into this adult world, which is kind of quite scary.

There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.

War is not something that can be won. Everybody loses at war.

Fraternity among nations, however, touches the deepest desire of human nature

I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.

Talk shows are proof that conversation is dead.

If I break my ankle right now, this Olympics wasn't meant to be.

A preacher's life should be a commentary upon his doctrine... Heavenly doctrines should always be adorned with a heavenly life.