Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration.

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn't real.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

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

Whatever good things we build end up building us.

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.

Our work is the presentation of our capabilities.

Without my dad, I wouldn't be here.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.

The argument that gay marriage doesn't affect straight marriages is a ridiculous red herring: Gay marriage affects society and law in dramatic ways. Religious groups will come under direct assault as federal and state governments move to strip them of their non-profit statuses if they refuse to perform gay marriages.

Work is much more fun than fun.

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

I've been giving back since I was a teen, handing out turkeys at Thanksgiving and handing out toys at toys drives for Christmas. It's very important to give back as a youth. It's as simple as helping an old lady across the street or giving up your seat on the bus for someone who is pregnant.

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.

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.

Marriage is a very sacred institution and should not be degraded by allowing every other type of relationship to be made equivalent to it.

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.

There is no substitute for victory.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.