New York is the biggest mouth in the world. It appears to be prime example of the herd instinct, leading the universal urban conspiracy to beguile man from his birthright (the good ground), to hang him by his eyebrows from skyhooks above hard pavement, to crucify him, sell him, or be sold by him.

Money shows [man] new ways to cheat life. Power becomes exterior instead of interior. In these circumstances architecture becomes too difficult, building too easy.

I find that government can be a kind of gangsterism and is in Russia. And is likely to be in America if we don't take care of ourselves pretty carefully.

Imitate nothing except principle.

An expert is a man who has stopped thinking. Why should he think? He is an expert.

The two most important tools an architect has are the eraser in the drawing room and the sledge hammer on the construction site.

The best friend of earth of man is the tree.