I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of humor.

The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us.

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it.

If you want to show a picture, just show it - don't spend too much time arranging it.

Architecture is definitely a political act.

The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture.

I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?'

The best clients in the world are the people who cause you to struggle.

Architects design houses. I live in a home.

The problem with digital architecture is that an algorithm can produce endless variations, so an architect has many choices.

I don't design houses with the nuclear family idea because I don't believe in it as a concept.

You can't learn in school what the world is going to do next year.

Men treat you, the way you make them treat you.

Not to do as the child wishes would be wrong because he is born on a path, and it would be evil, a crime against nature to make him deny his spirit.

Half of all the great art and literature in existence went unrecognised during the lifetimes of its creators.

Innovators are inevitably controversial.

If we marry we stay too poor to educate, and when we educate, it would be too late to enjoy the life.

Faith in technocrats over politicians is not a trend from which Britain is exempt.

Having a messy coat closet should not be a big deal in a full life, and yet there's something about getting control of that coat closet that's surprisingly satisfying.

We, as human beings, should wish to be loved and embraced for our character, respected and relied on for our courage, and trusted for our conscience.

Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.