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

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.

I never design a building before I've seen the site and met the people who will be using it.

Doctors bury their mistakes, Architects cover them with ivy

Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly.

Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.