“Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.”

“God is in the details.”

“A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.”

“We should attempt to bring nature, houses, and human beings together in a higher unity.”

“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.”

“Our utilitarian structures will mature into architecture only when, through their fulfillment of function, they become carriers of the will of the age.”

“Lost Time is never found again.”

“How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.”

“Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them.”

“The land of easy mathematics where he who works adds up and he who retires subtracts.”

“At the age of 45, most days in Tucson were spent feeling like I was on the summit of Mauna Kea, as I was exhibiting debilitating health symptoms that corresponded to what I saw at very high altitud...”

“The hour is only long thus, if you've waited.”

“The time to hesitate is through.”

“A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.”