May you also remember this Thanksgiving not only the obvious gifts that God has given you, but His spiritual blessings, as well. The greatest gift of all is Jesus Christ, and the salvation God offers us in Him.
America has always imported history.
I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.
A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.
A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.
Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level.
A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.
It's so easy in life for us to receive blessings, many of them almost uncounted, and have things happen in our lives that can help change our lives, improve our lives, and bring the Spirit into our lives. But we sometimes take them for granted. How grateful we should be for the blessings that the gospel of Jesus Christ brings into our hearts and souls. I would remind all of you that if we're ever going to show gratitude properly to our Heavenly Father, we should do it with all of our heart, might, mind, and strength-because it was He who gave us life and breath
We the human species, are confronting a planetary emergency-a threat to the survival of our civilization that is gathering ominous and destructive potential. . . the earth has a fever. And the fever is rising. . . Indeed, without realizing it, we have begun to wage war on earth itself.
Freedom cannot be trifled with. You cannot surrender it for security unless in a state of war, and then you must guard carefully the methods of so doing.
Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.