We should learn from the snail: it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.

The measure of a man's culture is the measure of his appreciation. We are ourselves what we appreciate and no more.

The space within becomes the reality of the building.

Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly.

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent.

The best thing to do is go as far out as you can get... what you regard as 'too far' - and when others follow, as they will, move on