There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

I haven't eaten at a McDonald's since I became President.

No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.

At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.

My weaknesses have always been food and men - in that order.

Eating is so intimate. It's very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you're inviting a person into your life.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.

People are taken aback by a confident, pretty girl who knows what she wants in life and isn't going to let anyone get in her way. And you know what it's all about? Jealousy.

Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.

I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money - has turned himself into a slave.

An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.