“I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.”
"I don’t believe architecture has to speak too much. It should remain silent and let nature in the guise of sunlight and wind."
- Tadao Ando
Balance
"There is a role and function for beauty in our time."
- Tadao Ando
Creativity
"When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature - this very unique to Japan."
- Tadao Ando
Connection to Earth
"I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing."
- Tadao Ando
Reflection
"The world is changed by your example, not your opinion."
- Paulo Coelho
Influence
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world."
- Robin Williams
Influence
"There is no greater good in all the world than motherhood. The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation."
- James E. Faust
Influence
"Who can justly measure the righteous influence of a mother’s love? What enduring fruits result from the seeds of truth that a mother carefully plants and lovingly cultivates in the fertile soil of a child’s trusting mind and heart? As a mother, you have been given divine instincts to help you sense your child’s special talents and unique capacities."
- Richard G. Scott
Influence
"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."
- Jeff Bezos
Influence