As the eagle was killed by the arrow winged with his own feather, so the hand of the world is wounded by its own skill.

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.

Be heroes in an army of construction.

Ideas without action are useless.

The tragic side of many architectural enterprises is that they destroy natural beauties which are a priceless possession and cannot be replaced.

I am conscious of a soul-sense that lifts me above the narrow, cramping circumstances of my life. My physical limitations are forgotten- my world lies upward, the length and the breadth and the sweep of the heavens are mine!

Defeat is simply a signal to press onward.