Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms.

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.

We cannot infer from prosperity that God is pleased with us, nor can we infer from adversity that he is displeased with us.

I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

There are no inherent limitations to the medium. There are just differences.

That tastes like hope feels.

Those who give not till they die show that they would not then if they could keep it any longer.

Crime and vice generally require darkness for prowling. They disappear when light plays upon them.

Sometimes we complain, but there is something beautiful about waking up before everyone to get better at what we love.

Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other twenty-two in dreams.

Superhuman power is not strong enough.

Descriptions of my work depress me. They make me feel pinned down.