"The level of detail and craft is something that's inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have."

"I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future."

"I think of the past and the future as well as the present to determine where I am, and I move on while thinking of these things."

"I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world, and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before."

"Action is the foundational key to all success."

"I'm for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing."

"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a landmine. The landmine is me. After the explosion, I spent the rest of the day putting the pieces together."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."