“I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish i...” — Philip Johnson Quote

“I like the thought that what we are to do on this earth is embellish it for its greater beauty, so that oncoming generations can look back to the shapes we leave here and get the same thrill that I get in looking back at theirs - at the Parthenon, at Chartres Cathedral.”

“Don't build a glass house if you're worried about saving money on heating.”

“There's no worse feeling than seeing my buildings and realizing the mistakes.”

“'Life in space is impossible,' we're warned, and amidst the hypnotic beauty of these heavens, we become painfully aware of what a hostile environment space is, how unforgiving, how unsympathetic to human desires.”

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

“No doubt boxing's brutal beauty lies in the eye of the rooting beholder.”