And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of Liberty. And I saw that skyline, not just as a representation of steel and concrete and glass, but as really the substance of the American Dream.

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You have to think about how each person will live there; you can't just think about abstract ideas.

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

When you're a kid with artistic yearnings brought up in the Bronx, you don't get fed up too easily.

Architecture is not just for the moment, it is not just for the next fashion magazine.

Buffer between commercial, memorial and retail space.

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!