Helmut Jahn

I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.

I think there will be a 200-story skyscraper someday. However, it will require a developer who will not think in conventional terms and for whom economic restraints won't apply.

I'm just a nice and easy person.

Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do.

I'm ashamed to be German.

We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance.

A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.

I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life.

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.

IBM has a very solid business image.

I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better.

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.