Richard Meier Quotes

The stuff that's good is the stuff that lives on.

But I think it's important that things endure.

The goal was to have matches that would stand the test of time.

I used to hope the things I did would work; now I hope they last.

Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.

I want it to be able to hold up in 30 years' time. So, I'm really thinking about everything.

That lasting things do, in fact, last.

The enduring is something which must be accounted for. One cannot simply shrug it off.

To be somebody you must last.

The work will stand, no matter what.

Things that are truly great will be timeless.

I don't want to be the next hottest thing, I want longevity.

The pain goes away, but your work always remains.

I try to build the things so that they're fairly indestructible. I've learned from my mistakes and some of those units, even if human life disappears from the planet, will still be recognizable a thousand years from now abandoned somewhere in the woods.

I think longevity is more important than trying to make people realize you're around every second.

On great fields something stays.

Nothing ever goes away.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.

I'm interested in designing for posterity.

If what you create does not outlive you, then you have failed.

I am the family face; flesh perishes, I live on.

What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct things that will have enduring qualities, and won't just be ephemeral flashes in the pan.

I don't think there's ever been anyone like me that's lasted. And I'm going to keep on lasting.

It's not how fast you get there, but how long you stay.

My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.