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"I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character."
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"If you put enough closets together, you have enough space for a room. If you put enough rooms together, you have enough room for a house. If you put enough houses together, you have space for a town, then a city, then a nation, then a world."
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"You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition."
"Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid."
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