Theater publicly reveals the human condition through appealing to both intellect and emotion. Architecture, whether lowly or exalted, can do the same.

When I was in architecture school at Princeton, the worst thing you could say about someone was that they were eclectic.

I feel sorry for people who say they cannot read big books.

...all I knew were novels. It gave me pause, for a moment, that all my reference points were fiction, that all my narratives were lies.

I still have my little red hardcover notebook—spine now held in place by packing tape, pages dotted with cooking stains—filled with her loving instructions for mandelbrot, nut cake, and strudel.

Apparently, we have become such a hyper-individualized culture that it is impossible to develop an argument based on how individual cases fit into the fabric of the common good.

Dignity is to have a dream, a strong one, which gives you a vision, a world where you have a place, where whatever it is you have to contribute makes a difference.

Great opportunity is all around you and it will inspire you to either take advantage of it or deny that it is there.

Social welfare is the most corrosive behavioral force ever unleashed by man.

I hadn't expected to be kidnapped today or I'd have worn something more conservative.

I also take vitamins because I think when you take care of yourself on the inside it makes a big difference in your skin.

More love, more power, more of You in my life. I will worship You with all of my heart, I will worship You with all of my mind, I will worship You with all of my strength, for You are my Lord.