I learned in architecture that you have to have a real plan. You have to have a client, they have to have distribution, start-up money, and have a vi…

- Michael Graves

In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.

- Michael Graves

I've always believed that what can make a domestic setting truly home is the infusion of a cultural dimension.

- Michael Graves

I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for.

- Michael Graves

The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's assoc…

- Michael Graves

I have no requirements for a style of architecture.

- Michael Graves

If I have a style, I am not aware of it.

- Michael Graves

Architectural and product designs have a narrative capacity - you can start to tell a story about them and imagine a lot of things.

- Michael Graves

I once got a postcard from a French poet who wrote - "you don't know me but I'm always very grumpy when I get up in morning. But when I get up now I …

- Michael Graves