"Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an after-life"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user"

"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"

"Ambition is not a vice of little people"

"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"