Architect Quote by Maria Semple

If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect.

— Norman Foster

I guess I can't be a great architect. Great architects have a recognizable style. But if every building I did were the same, it…

— Philip Johnson

I never thought I was going to be an architect in the conventional sense.

— Elizabeth Diller

I decided I wanted to do something that was worthwhile and thought I would try architecture. There was not an architect in my family.

— Carol Ross Barney

I think my best skill as an architect is the achievement of hand-to-eye coordination. I am able to transfer a sketch into a model…

— Frank Gehry

I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing…

— Kym Whitley

As architects we're trained to solve problems, but I don't really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities.

— Magnus Larsson

I could have been an architect, but I don't think I'd have been very happy. Nearly all modern architecture is a silly game as…

— Roger Waters

I am obsessed with architecture. It is true, I am restless, trying to find myself as an architect and how best to contribute in…

— Frank Gehry

I may not be the most interesting architect, but I'm still out there and have maintained some position of integrity.

— David Chipperfield

Being an architect is like playing piano, you learn to play to admire how well the other guys play piano.

— Santiago Calatrava