I assemble my ideas in pieces on a computer file, then gradually find a place for them on a piece of scaffolding I erect.

The solution as consumers is - perhaps surprisingly - to take adverts very, very seriously. We should ask ourselves what it is that we find lovely in them - the visions of friendship, togetherness, repose, or whatever. And then consider what would actually help us find these qualities in our lives.

I see religion as a storehouse of lots of really good ideas that a secular world should look at, raid, and learn from.

I feel that the great challenge of our time is the communication of ideas.

I waste most of the day, then finally start to write around 3 P.M., totally disgusted with myself for my wasteful nature.

Le Corbusier is an outstanding writer. His ideas achieved their impact in large measure because he could write so convincingly. His style is utterly clear, brusque, funny and polemical in the best way.