[Evolution] doesn't mean God-guided, gradual creation. It means unguided, purposeless change. The Darwinian theory doesn't say that God created slowly. It says that naturalistic evolution is the creator, and so God had nothing to do with it.

You're going to change the world? Well, go ahead and try. You'll give it up at a certain point and change yourself instead.

It is wonderful to be in the country in a glass house, because no matter what happens out there, you're nice and safe, you know, cuddled in your little bed, and there it is, raging storms, snowing - wonderful.

The people with money to build today are corporations - they are our popes and Medicis. The sense of pride is why they build.

I used to think that each phase of life was the end. But now that my view on life is more or less fixed, I believe that change is a great thing. In fact, it's the only real absolute in the world.

Houston is undoubtedly my showcase city. I saved all my best buildings for Houston.

I call myself a traditionalist, although I have fought against tradition all my life.