To design is to listen—to the site, to the people, to the environment.
The dominant kind of snobbery that exists nowadays is job snobbery. You encounter it within minutes at a party, when you get asked that famous iconic question of the early 21st century, "What do you do?" According to how you answer that question, people are either incredibly delighted to see you, or look at their watch and make their excuses.
"You don't have to be perfect to be amazing."
Art is a way of thinking about what it means to be alive.