Louis Kahn Architect Quotes & Sayings

A life of joy awaits the man who sits alone quietly in a room and determines what he himself believes rather than simply adopting the values of another. — Chris Matakas

Fifty years ago, 100 white men chasing one black man across a field was called the Ku Klux Klan. Today it's called the PGA Tour. — Alex Hay

The first thing that an architect must do is to sense that every building you build is a world of its own, and that this world of its own serves an institution. — Louis Kahn

One imputation in particular has been repeated till it seems as if some at least believed it: that I am an enemy to commerce. They admit me a friend of agriculture, and suppose me an enemy to the only means of disposing of its produce. — Thomas Jefferson

A moment comes, and if you wish to look at yourself as human, you must take some kind of action. Otherwise, you can read the newspapers and congratulate yourself on your good fortune. — Alan Furst

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself. — Willow Smith