You can't escape the influence of architectural history.

I think white is the most wonderful color of all, because within it one can find every color of the rainbow.

The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.

Architecture which enters into a symbiosis with light does not merely create form in light, by day and at night, but allow light to become form.

An important work of architecture will create polemics.

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time.

Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

It's important to understand differences in scale and environment.

Ultimately it's the public nature of those projects that I most enjoy. Museums are more than just places to view art, they're also civic and social centers.

If I had my druthers, I would do a lot more.

Beauty is looking backward and urging forward, and trying desperately to pay attention to the now.

The human heart is my school.

TO LIVE A LIFE VOID OF NEED ISA LIFE FILLED WITH DEPRIVATION

Man has been woman's image of capabilityNow is the time for her to bring about her own strength

I know you . . .That you hold insideVast possibilities and dreamsAnd limitless love.

At MakerBot, we joke that if we were engineers we would still be on our first prototype. There's something about just 'Doing it”iteration is a way of engineering.

I just think you shouldn't expect people to pay money to see someone sing live and then lip-synch.

A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.

You are writing the story of your only life every single minute of every day.

The amount of money that a person has in his bank account is not determined by his starting capital but by his knowledge about money and his ability to manage it properly.