“But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.”

“Architecture is a result of a process of asking questions and testing them and re-interrogating and changing in a repetitive way.”

“Architecture is a negotiated art, and it's highly political, and if you want to make buildings, there is diplomacy required.”

“I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is its primary role.”

“Architecture is involved with the world, but at the same time it has a certain autonomy. This autonomy cannot be explained in terms of traditional logic because the most interesting parts of the wo...”

“I have a preference for rough architecture, real, inexpensive, unfinished.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”

“Remember that yours is not the only heart that may be wishing for love.”

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.”

“Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather, 'How many people did you help?”

“Thats when I first learned that it wasnt enough to just do your job, you had to have an interest in it, even a passion for it.”

“Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“Being by his faith replaced afresh in paradise and created anew, he (the believer)does not need works for his justification, but that he may not be idle, but that he may exercise his own body and p...”