When I was growing up, I was regularly involved in local activities such as food collections, food kitchens, and other initiatives.

Throughout my life and career, I have continually been impressed with the importance of integrity - whether it was growing up as a Boy Scout, working in one of my first jobs as a university janitor, or being a leader in a Fortune 500 company.

My philosophy is to make money.

The history of Iranian foreign investment in the past, their terms were always quite challenging, quite difficult.

In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to say, on humanity.

My district has been hit with three 500-year floods in the last several years, so either you believe that we had a one-in-over-100-million probability that occurred, or you believe as I do that there's a new normal, and we have changing weather patterns, and we have climate change. This is the science.

Environmental agencies in China are hamstrung by local officials who put economic growth ahead of environmental protection; even the courts are beholden to local officials, and they are not open to environmental litigation.

A building that has great environmental responsibility is a political animal in a way because it becomes promotional of a cause. I think that kind of advocacy through architecture is really good.