There is no substitute for knowledge. To this day, I read three newspapers a day. It is impossible to read a paper without being exposed to ideas. And ideas - more than money - are the real currency for success.

Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated.

I can't think of another enterprise other than being a homeowner that can't have its debt restructured in bankruptcy. Corporations can but a homeowner can't? Now with securitization the homeowner can't go to the owner of the loan and work things out.

The first dream I had was just to get a college education. I got through college in three years, taking extra classes in summer school.

Research – and using what you learn from it to analyze every situation – is what separates being unreasonable from being irrational.

I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.