Quotes by

Daniel Libeskind

There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. Thats faith for you. Theres such a strong spirit here. – Daniel Libeskind

Im not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains. – Daniel Libeskind

Life it is not just a series of calculations and a sum total of statistics, its about experience, its about participation, it is something more complex and more interesting than what is obvious. – Daniel Libeskind

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. Its just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built. – Daniel Libeskind

Only through acknowledgment of the erasure and void of Jewish life can the history of Berlin and Europe have a human future. – Daniel Libeskind

And then, build a bustling wonderful city of the 21st century, with a restoration of a spectacular skyline, which Manhattan, of course, needs. So, that is really the design as a whole. – Daniel Libeskind

I think there is a new awareness in this 21st century that design is as important to where and how we live as it is for museums, concert halls and civic buildings. – Daniel Libeskind

I studied architecture in New York. So, really I was very moved, like everyone else, to try to contribute something that has that resonance and profundity of it means to all of us. – Daniel Libeskind

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it. – Daniel Libeskind

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity. – Daniel Libeskind