Philip Johnson

I'm not interested in being happy. I'm interested in being alive.

Architecture is the art of making dreams come true.

I'm not interested in being loved. I'm interested in being respected.

Architecture is the art of making the mundane magnificent.

I'm not interested in being perfect. I'm interested in being human.

Architecture is the art of making the ordinary extraordinary.

I'm not interested in being famous. I'm interested in being free.

I'm not interested in being rich. I'm interested in being happy.

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

I hate painting with a passion. But I love architecture.

Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.

The job of the architect today is to create beautiful buildings. That is all.

Come to the edge, he said. They said, come on. Come to the edge. They came to the edge. He pushed them and they flew.

I am not interested in living in a city of glass boxes.

Modernism is overrated; it's time for ornament again.

The Glass House was my folly, but a beautiful one.

Architecture should be fun; otherwise, it's just a building.

I don't design for the future; I design for now.

Beauty is the goal of architecture, not utility alone.

In architecture, as in life, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.