Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
I believe in the power of music to heal and to bring people together.