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Generally In Our World, Whether In Architecture Or Almost Anywhere Else, We Devalue The Artist, And Schools At Whatever Level Shut People Down.

When I Was A Kid, My Father Didn't Really Have Much Hope For Me. He Thought I Was A Dreamer; He Didn't Think I Would Amount To Anything. My Mother Also.

I Have Always Thought That L.a. Is A Motor City That Developed Linear Downtowns.

My Buildings Are All On Budget.

I Think You've Got To Accept That Certain Things Are In Process That You Can't Change, That You Can't Overwhelm. The Chaos Of Our Cities, The Randomness Of Our Lives, The Unpredictability Of Where You're Going To Be In Ten Years From Now - All Of Those Things Are Weighing On Us, And Yet There Is A Certain Glimmer Of Control. If You Act A Certain Way, And Talk A Certain Way, You're Going To Draw Certain Forces To You.