Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom, and nature.

Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy.

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built.

A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the sun.

Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly.

For we must not build temples according to the same rules to all gods alike, since the performance of the sacred rites varies with the various gods.

All machinery is derived from nature, and is founded on the teaching and instruction of the revolution of the firmament.

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.

There will be no propriety in the spectacle of an elegant interior approached by a low mean entrance.

Forget your woes when you see your friend.

I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.

The source from which existing things derive their existence is also that to which they return at their destruction.

Have faith in your own thoughts.

One of the agonies of being an author is to know when to stop writing.

I like writing. It's partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

I was very bitter, frustrated, hurt, angry - I went through all types of emotions when I first was out of the WNBA.