You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.

- Zaha Hadid

I'm trying to discover - invent, I suppose - an architecture, and forms of urban planning, that do something of the same thing in a contemporary way.…

- Zaha Hadid

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

- Zaha Hadid

A brilliant design will always benefit from the input of others.

- Zaha Hadid

Women are always told, 'You're not going to make it, its too difficult, you can't do that, don't enter this competition, you'll never win it,' - they…

- Zaha Hadid

Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about…

- Zaha Hadid

Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless

- Zaha Hadid

Of course there is a lot of fluidity now between art, architecture and fashion - a lot more cross-pollination in the disciplines, but this isn't abou…

- Zaha Hadid

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

- Zaha Hadid