The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.

I never want to look back and say I could have done more.

You can't just make architecture for the sake of architecture. You have to make architecture for people.

Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.