I don't know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do.

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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness."

- Frank Gehry

Inspiration

"You can learn from the past, but you can’t continue to be in the past; history is not a substitute for imagination."

- Frank Gehry

Creativity

"You’ve got to bumble forward into the unknown."

- Frank Gehry

Taking Risks

"I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do."

- Frank Gehry

Philosophy

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility