The current state of architecture and design requires extensive collaboration and an investigative attitude and we continue to research and develop new technologies.

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.

It's OK to glance in the rear-view to see where you've been, but stay focused on where you are going!

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.

My father is sure that Israel keeps the Holocaust from happening again. I worry that it might hasten its recurrence.

Fall, then figure out what to do on the way down.

Unless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden.

Find the right people, not the best people.

Life is too short to blame other people.

Knowing the bright, but clinging to the dark, you become a model to the world.

I talk about acting to students making the transition from high school to UCLA. Kids going into this profession really need to know the reality of it.

Illegal immigrants should be required to return to their home country.