Rem Koolhaas

It is not possible to live in this age if you don't have a sense of many contradictory forces.

The areas of consensus shift unbelievably fast; the bubbles of certainty are constantly exploding.

Not many architects have the luxury to reject significant things.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was a new form of music. It was groundbreaking and political.

I had siblings from South Asia, from East Asia, from depressed communities around America, and you know, we'd have long conversations.