I got everything from someone. Nobody can be original. Philip Johnson More Quotes by Philip Johnson More Quotes From Philip Johnson The first complete sentence out of my mouth was probably that line about consistency being the hobgoblin of small minds. Philip Johnson consistencymouthsmind There's no such thing as old age. I'm no different now than I was 50 years ago. I'm just having more fun. Philip Johnson agefunyears American megalomania is largely responsible for the growth of the Skyscraper School. Philip Johnson responsiblegrowthschool So now the floodgates are open to the delight of pure form, whatever its origin. Anything goes. Philip Johnson anything-goesdelightform I wouldn't build a building if it wasn't of interest to me as a potential work of art. Why should I? Philip Johnson buildingshouldart In my own work, I'd say I'm a classicist, but I look everywhere for my solutions. I don't study the toilet-living habits of my clients, although that's a popular approach. First, I think of every building in history that has been similar in purpose. Then I think of the functional program - that's a major part of the study. Philip Johnson purposelooksthinking I haven't any wisdom - just a child like everybody else. I'm not as great as Frank Lloyd Wright. Philip Johnson frankhavenschildren Houston is undoubtedly my showcase city. I saved all my best buildings for Houston. Philip Johnson houstonbuildingcities From the very fact the universe is on the whole orderly, in a manner comprehensible to our intellect, is evidence that we and it were fashioned by a common intelligence. Philip Johnson scarycommonfacts I hate the celebrity architect thing. I just do my work. The press comes up with this stuff and it sticks. I hate the word starchitect. Stuff like that comes from mean-spirited, untalented journalists. It's demeaning. Philip Johnson journalistarchitecthate Processionalism is primary - how you get from one place to another, the relationships and effects of spaces as you move about in them. That's worked out awfully well in the State Theater. I'm a 'straight-in' man myself; I'm too nervous, I like to know where I am. I also like to know where I'm going. Philip Johnson spacemenmoving I wish someone would ask me to design a cathedral. Philip Johnson cathedralsdesignwish I get between nine and ten hours of sleep. Go to bed at 8:30 and get up at 6:00 or 6:30 if I oversleep. Philip Johnson bedninesleep The best thing to do with water is to use a lot of it. Philip Johnson things-to-dousewater [Evolution] doesn't mean God-guided, gradual creation. It means unguided, purposeless change. The Darwinian theory doesn't say that God created slowly. It says that naturalistic evolution is the creator, and so God had nothing to do with it. Philip Johnson scaryevolutionmean Some of the opera houses in Italy had to be burnt down because people could neither see nor hear. They gave up seeing years ago, but they did enjoy the music. Philip Johnson housepeopleyears In our greatest universities, naturalism - the doctrine that nature is all there is - is the virtually unquestioned assumption that underlies not only natural science but intellectual work of all kinds. Philip Johnson doctrinescaryintellectual Naturalism and materialism mean essentially the same thing. Philip Johnson materialismscarymean In our universal experience unintelligent material processes do not create life Philip Johnson materialsscaryprocess I think the collectors have made an enormous contribution, not only to the market but to painters themselves... These people that buy, that set standards, make everyone else itch to emulate. Philip Johnson madepeoplethinking
