Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder.

The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

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.

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves.

Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn't, and won't. He's been holding back our fees. We want to get paid. And that's it. It'll get solved and we'll carry on with planning Ground Zero.