The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.

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

It looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released. He has vision and it's going to be day-by-day prognosis now. But it's much, much better than we initially anticipated.

Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind.

Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll go write four books about it.

So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal and the teaching so much needed if we are to see the whole of life, and to now serve the whole of life, holding no traditions essential to the great TRADITION. Nor cherishing any preconceived form fixing upon us either past, present or future, but-instead-exalting the simple laws of common sense-or of super-sense if you prefer-determining form by way of the nature of materials.

It is where life is fundamental and free that men develop the vision needed to reveal the human soul in the blossoms it puts forth.