“When Oscar Niemeyer died on December 5, 2012, ten days before his 105th birthday, he was universally regarded as the very last of the twentieth century's major architectural masters, an astonishing...”

“Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder b...”

“Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived.”

“One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled at a building site.”

“All architecture, classical or not, must have some sense of order, and order is much harder to achieve without the straight lines and right angles that have dominated the building art from time imm...”

“There is no sadder tale in the annals of architecture than the virtual disappearance of the defining architectural form of the Modern Movement - publicly sponsored housing.”

“One day, I decided to help wherever I could & it was almost like magic, because I was exactly what the world needed everywhere I went.”

“There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God expects us to do something with our lives, and that He will give us help when ...”

“Only a person who is motivated in the inner depths of his being will help without hesitation and with no obligation for the one helped.”

“No two countries that both had McDonald's had fought a war against each other since each got its McDonald's”

“I find that the world is changing much, much faster than I can even bitch about it.”

“Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which ...”