Quality Construction Quotes

Nothing lasts forever, but old Fords and a natural stone.

I love Gibsons, and Nationals, too. There's something magical about them.

For the Trump brand name, when we build, we want only the best buildings in the world. We travel a lot to see real estate projects worldwide, and we always study what can be done better. There's no question about it: a Trump Tower has to have the very best quality, amenities and facilities. People want that ultra-luxurious lifestyle.

My buildings are not particularly expensive. It is not a tin shed. If you want a tinny car, you pay for that.

The big difference between couture and ready-to-wear is not design. It is the fabrics, the handwork, and the fittings. The act of creation is the same.

You can't have the finest buildings if they're not in focus. They become like nice cars parked on the street.

I need a close contact to the client, whoever it is, and a commitment of the client to go out and do a process together. I want to do the best for him. I need his respect and his patience. I want to work with a sophisticated person who's interested in a good building and not in my name.

Clothes should be as interesting on the inside as on the outside. Even if you enjoy it totally alone, it's important.

I want to get an handful of spare basses to use first of all if mine breaks, and second, to learn some things about aspects of basses that I like, so Paul can build those aspects into it.

Well the most successful of course was this Polypropylene chair.

He is like a good prewar house solidly built. They don't build them that way anymore. He's also been repainted several times.

Britain loves a bargain, but you don't get good, lasting architecture on the cheap.

Salvatore Ferragamo have done some nice handmade suits for me.

My brother Max made my desk. It's a masterpiece, like a piano. Everybody who comes in my office loves my desk.

Architects have to dream. We have to search for our Atlantises, to be explorers, adventurers, and yet to build responsibly and well.