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.

Buildings are forms of performances.

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.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.