Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine.

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get fed up too easily.

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings.

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves.

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

And, yes, I love the process of building.

Time management is about life management.

I realized that this was the big secret of democracy -- that change can occur by starting off with just a few people doing something.

This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.

Time flies. It's up to you to be the navigator.

Let the others come after us, we welcome the chase

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

The solar system is off center and consequently man is too.

Say goodbye to yesterday...those are the words I'll never say.

A wedding is at once a crowded place and a private room, packed with trusts and empty of all but the heart's letters which one other heart may read and decipher.

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.