Philip Johnson

“All architects want to live beyond their deaths.”

“I used to think that each phase of life was the end. But now that my view on life is more or less fixed, I believe that change is a great thing. In fact, it's the only real absolute in the world.”

“All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.”

“I wouldn't build a building if it wasn't of interest to me as a potential work of art. Why should I?”