Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing sad as a factory.

Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.'

Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

On this important anniversary we must remember that while we have come a long way in eliminating barriers critical work remains to ensure all Americans can live up to their full potential.

I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love.

For every minute you remain angry you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

Sayles could pull a performance out of a dog. I'm serious. He was just amazing. The world could fall apart and he remained on neutral.

The feeling of your baby taking nourishment from your body for the first time is amazing and it remains the most touching moment of my life.

He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.

No enterprise small or large public or private can remain self-governing let alone successful so deeply in hock to others as we are about to be.