Only when inspired to go beyond consciousness by some extraordinary insight does beauty manifest unexpectedly.

Tahiti has been spoiled for many years, but Bali is one of the few cultures with origins in one of the great ancient cultures which is still alive.

The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers.

The tourist transports his own values and demands to his destinations and implants them like an infectious disease, decimating whatever values existed before.

The Renaissance is studded by the names of the artists and architects, with their creations recorded as great historical events.

Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us.

No amount of thought can ever reveal what comes unexpectedly.

No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems.

The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts.

Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within.

Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building.

Man is a play station whereas a woman will always remain at an emotion station.

If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.

America is now a socialist economy. The definition of a socialist economy is when 50% or more of your economy is dependent on the federal government.

The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

Creating-that is the great salvation from suffering.

You've gotta be business savvy really, or else you get the piss taken out of you.

And you can break yourself free from your hereditary patterns, cultural codes, social beliefs; and prove once and for all that the power within you is greater than the power that's in the world.

It's up to each of us to get very still and say, 'This is who I am.' No one else defines your life. Only you do.

You become what you think about most.. But you also attract what you think about most. (John Assaraf)