Daniel Libeskind

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

— Daniel Libeskind

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built

— Daniel Libeskind

Young people have the advantage because they have their whole lives open to be astonished.

— Daniel Libeskind

We will work with everybody for the good of New York.

— Daniel Libeskind

And, yes, I love the process of building.

— Daniel Libeskind

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, it's about experience, it's about participation, it…

— Daniel Libeskind

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

— Daniel Libeskind

Don't look at the superficial success, at the short-term success. Look at the deep spiritual questions that architecture has to answer. Who…

— Daniel Libeskind

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city

— Daniel Libeskind

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains

— Daniel Libeskind

You cannot suddenly make Lower Manhattan into a sad place because we saw such a dramatic loss of life. You have to…

— Daniel Libeskind

We often judge cities by great public buildings. But we admire great cities because people live there in a beautiful way. You…

— Daniel Libeskind

The official name of the project is 'Jewish Museum' but I have named it 'Between the Lines' because for me it is…

— Daniel Libeskind

The truth is, the way you write music, it's a code. It has to be very precise. It's scientific, but ultimately it…

— Daniel Libeskind

I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.

— Daniel Libeskind

And you have to remember that I came to America as an immigrant. You know, on a ship, through the Statue of…

— Daniel Libeskind

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is…

— Daniel Libeskind

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course,…

— Daniel Libeskind

Well, I think one doesn't really have to invent this memorial space, because it is already there. And it is speaking with…

— Daniel Libeskind

Larry wanted us to reposition the tower. We wouldn't, and won't. He's been holding back our fees. We want to get paid.…

— Daniel Libeskind

Well, I didn't want to have the reminder sort of in the sky, so that people would forever look at it. I…

— Daniel Libeskind

It's a project that touched me as an immigrant and as a New Yorker.

— Daniel Libeskind

Be innovative. Don't listen to the tried and tested wisdom. Take a risk!

— Daniel Libeskind

What is a habit? It’s just a shackle for ourselves.

— Daniel Libeskind

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.

— Daniel Libeskind