The only real failure is the failure to try.

I said, 'I will build you this incredible, gorgeous, gleaming hotel. I will put people to work in the construction trades and save hotel jobs and the Grand Central area will come around.' So the city made the deal.

I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.

The details are not the details. They make the design.

我坚持我所相信的，不在乎别人怎么想。