The essentially unchangeable established order of things, slowly disappeared and was forgotten for a while completely...

Modernism released us from the constraints of everything that had gone before with a euphoric sense of freedom.

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today.

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications.

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.

The heart, not the head, must be the guide.

We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist.