We have to have dreams, even if they never come true.

When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.

What attracts me are free and sensual curves. The curves we find in mountains, in the waves of the sea, in the body of the woman we love.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.

When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.

I think of myself as no more than 60. What I could do at 60, I can still do now.