I die the king's faithful servant, but God's first.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.

Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.

My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have, because when you're talking about building a house, you're talking about dreams.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

Architects of grandeur are often the master builders of disillusionment.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn't real.

Everyone is your best friend when you are successful. Make sure that the people that you surround yourself with are also the people that you are not afraid of failing with.

It's funny, I was talking to somebody who writes for a cop show, and he was saying how they aren't allowed to acknowledge Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, just because it has to be able to play forever.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

Leadership - leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.