And when you do I want you to know this， remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction. Now when you’re down there in the hole， it looks like failure. So this past year I had to spoon feed those words to myself.

I always try to be positive, even in difficult moments.

"Stupid people are dangerous."

Every brick and every tile has its own language; architects must learn to listen.

"Sometimes, the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people."