I find industrial cities exciting. I like their toughness.

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

The beauty of the landscape - where sand, water, reeds, birds, buildings, and people all somehow flowed together - has never left me.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.

Yes, I'm a feminist, because I see all women as smart, gifted and tough.

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

Buddha first taught metta meditation as an antidote: as a way of surmounting terrible fear when it arises.

You celebrate what works and you take tender care of what doesn’t, with lotion, polish, and kindness.

Do something new and expect new result.

Although an act of help done timely, might be small in nature, it is truly larger than the world itself.

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer.

Don’t use the language of ‘good’ or ‘bad’ when talking about blood sugar numbers – these are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes.

Our souls may all be equal in the sight of the Lord, but our gumption and ingenuity ain't. So the results of man's labor will never be equal.

In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will.

There's times I'd rather kill you than listen to your honesty.

Most people are much more unusual and complicated and eccentric and playful and creative than they have time to express.