Today is cruel, tomorrow is crueler, and the day after tomorrow is beautiful, but most people will die tomorrow night and won't see the sun of the day after tomorrow.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm creating.

It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

We believe in generosity, in the idea that architecture should give more than it takes.

"History is not just a record of the past, but a mirror reflecting the present."

Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'