I am just relating to the world we live in. I see some order in it, even though it looks like mush.

We deny our nature to build and create and then wonder why there is so much alienation and dissatisfaction.

We live and work in boxes. People don't even notice that.

You can't ignore history; you can't escape it even if you want to. You might as well know where you come from, and you might as well know that everything has been done in some shape or form.

There are people who design buildings that are not technically and financially good, and there are those who do. Two categories - simple.

A well-designed home has to be very comfortable. I can't stand the aesthetes, the minimal thing. I can't live that way. My home has to be filled with stuff - mostly paintings, sculpture, my fish lamps, cardboard furniture, lots of books.

Many people put a green button on their collar and feel good, just like a lot of people put an American flag on their lapels and feel patriotic. It's not enough.I'm not dismissing it.