First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.

The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and heir.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.

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

Seeds of faith are always within us; sometimes it takes a crisis to nourish and encourage their growth.

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.

Get people back into the kitchen and combat the trend toward processed food and fast food.

Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something more important than our separate selves, and that is the marriage. There's immense happiness that can come from working towards that.

We can no more do without spirituality than we can do without food, shelter, or clothing.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

I would love to be a father. I had a great father who taught me how gratifying that is. I'm not going to deny myself that. I think I'd be good at it. Everybody wants that experience. I definitely do.

The principle part of faith is patience.

I've spent a lot of Thanksgivings on the road with my band, so anytime that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family in a traditional aspect, eating sweet potatoes and cranberries and stuffing and all the trappings of Thanksgiving and then get on a treadmill the next day extra long, I'm happy.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.

I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.

I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.