To me, the American Dream is being able to follow your own personal calling. To be able to do what you want to do is incredible freedom.

You couldn't put me in a social group setting. I'm probably a terrible anarchist deep down.

Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

I do not think you can find a reason for everything you make.

I also wanted remembering the past relevant to the present. Some people wanted me to put the names in alphabetical order. I wanted them in chronological order so that a veteran could find his time within the panel. It's like a thread of life.

I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class.

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character.