I think the future of architecture does not lie so much in continuing to fill up the landscape, as in bringing back life and order to our cities and towns.

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

You cannot just quote from history and above all you cannot take it out of context, in however humorous a fashion . On the contrary history has a natural continuity which must be respected

Architecture must make connections

I use different kinds of materials on different kinds of projects. Today we can do things with steel and glass that we could not do before. flexible enough to change.

Streamlined time details are especially important, because by having to take a close look, we discover new things. Because of this, details will remain part of the building in the mind's eye

Trust your gut, and don't let fear get the best of you.

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.

Nothing serves life and soundness of body so well, nor is so necessary as the smoke of the royal plant, tobacco.

I always pull over for people who need a push.

It's a convention, but in horror movies the female characters usually tend to believe easier in a supernatural event.

I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.

The commencement speech is not, I think, a wholly satisfactory manifestation of our culture.

I'm not looking for Miss Right, right now. I'm just sort of working on becoming Mr. Right.

Many gamblers think they're being singled out by fate as a target for cruel jokes. They feel they alone in all the universe are being tortured, experimented upon by some unknown force.

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.