People who think of themselves as exiles, I find, can never really put their lives together, really.

You don't get new products and services out of sameness.

We expect too much of new #‎ buildings , and too little of ourselves.

Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.

To science, not even the bark of a tree or a drop of pond water is dull or a handful of dirt banal. They all arouse awe and wonder.

Neighborhood is a word that has come to sound like a Valentine. As a sentimental concept, 'neighborhood' is harmful to city planning. It leads to attempts at warping city life into imitations of town or suburban life. Sentimentality plays with sweet intentions in place of good sense.

Credentialing, not education, has become the primary business of North American universities.