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.

The work in S, M, L, XL was almost suicidal. It required so much effort that our office almost went bankrupt.

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.

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.