The best move you can make in negotiation is to think of an incentive the other person hasn't even thought of - and then meet it.

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

Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.

My wife was the first art collector in the family, and I didn't become interested until around 1973. The first important artwork we bought was a Van Gogh drawing of two peasant houses in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

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.

I'd rather be respected than loved.

I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools.