The bracelet says 'Fear Nothing.' It was given to me by my friends, and it was made for me and my friends during the period of time that I was going through chemotherapy. And I still wear it, because it's a great reminder of friendship and how my buddies and others came together in my time of need.

I do fear God, but I will also tell you that when a doctor diagnoses you and the word 'cancer' comes out of his mouth, at that point, it changes your life and you do fear less and it also has allowed me to be a lot more open as a person. It's changed me.

What I learned from 9/11 that is really important, first and foremost, you have to motivate all the workers and understand that they've left their families to help clean up a pretty awful situation. Every time you have an emergency management situation, it's all about teamwork.

People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression.

I cannot be separated from Rudy Giuliani, but I am also not Rudy Giuliani.

There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon.

The vitality of a new movement in Art must be gauged by the fury it arouses.

There is nothing new in art except talent.

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what's already there.

You don't have to compose a masterpiece every time, but I think the challenge of art is always searching for something different, searching for a new sensitivity, a new perspective, a new vision.

It's not new that architecture can profoundly affect a place, sometimes transform it. Architecture and any art can transform a person, even save someone.